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Plugging
Posted 9/15/2014 7:19 PM (#730245)
Subject: Buck tail keel weight mold




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I would like to add a keel weight to my bucktails. Can I purchase a do-it keel mold and not use the chain but instead use .062 wire instead or is there a better solution?
musky513
Posted 9/15/2014 8:11 PM (#730256 - in reply to #730245)
Subject: Re: Buck tail keel weight mold




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Sounds like a good idea to me...
bigbite
Posted 9/16/2014 9:22 AM (#730291 - in reply to #730245)
Subject: RE: Buck tail keel weight mold




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Location: Pewaukee, WI
Contact Dick Moore at 715-356-6834. He should be able to help you out.
He will return the end of September.
Plugging
Posted 9/16/2014 2:46 PM (#730352 - in reply to #730245)
Subject: Re: Buck tail keel weight mold




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Thanks I will try that
greenhyena
Posted 9/16/2014 4:57 PM (#730370 - in reply to #730245)
Subject: Re: Buck tail keel weight mold





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Location: Oconomowc, WI
That should work good, I do a similar thing with a mold that I made. I put a little v bend in the wire where the weight is going before I pour the lead just to make sure it won't spin.
Plugging
Posted 9/16/2014 6:45 PM (#730386 - in reply to #730245)
Subject: Re: Buck tail keel weight mold




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The spin is what bothers me . I now put on an egg sinker after I make the loop for the hook and pound it down with a hammer to shape it like a keel weight. I would like an easier way to get the same effect.
greenhyena
Posted 9/16/2014 7:32 PM (#730389 - in reply to #730386)
Subject: Re: Buck tail keel weight mold





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Location: Oconomowc, WI
Yeah, I was in the same boat as you until I started molding the lead on the shaft
Zinox
Posted 9/17/2014 5:54 AM (#730411 - in reply to #730245)
Subject: Re: Buck tail keel weight mold




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How did you make The mould ? Just out of plaster or Wood?
greenhyena
Posted 9/17/2014 11:31 AM (#730471 - in reply to #730245)
Subject: Re: Buck tail keel weight mold





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Location: Oconomowc, WI
I take a piece of wood, router a hole the size of the weight I want. Then I cut it in half put a couple pegs and holes in it so it lines up the same each time. I clamp it together and drill a hole towards the top of the mold where the wire will run. Put the wire in and pour the lead. The wood will eventually crack from the heat, but I can get a lot out of it, and I've got plenty of scrap wood to make more. I usually use oak since it's harder, and clamp very tight with vice grips so the lead doesn't leak anywhere. I can put pics up this weekend if anyone wants to see.
Zinox
Posted 9/17/2014 1:03 PM (#730493 - in reply to #730245)
Subject: Re: Buck tail keel weight mold




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Thanks, for the info, its the same method i have been using, but would like to make some more complicated shapes, so started looking into other options. :P
TheMuskyMan
Posted 9/17/2014 1:29 PM (#730497 - in reply to #730245)
Subject: Re: Buck tail keel weight mold




Posts: 337


Location: Pennsylvania
I make my own open wire loops with my wire. Slide a egg sinker over both the wires and it keeps it from spinning. Also make the wire loop long enough to put ur coils on as well.
jdsplasher
Posted 9/17/2014 6:04 PM (#730543 - in reply to #730497)
Subject: Re: Buck tail keel weight mold





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Location: SE, WI.

I use my Power head mold for keel weights, 1/2 and a 3/4 oz. I'd show a pic but have no computer for a bit. use .055 or .062 wire in mold.

 JD

Brad P
Posted 9/23/2014 9:59 AM (#731472 - in reply to #730245)
Subject: Re: Buck tail keel weight mold




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Do you guys melt lead indoors or is that always a garage/outdoors thing?
stdevos
Posted 9/25/2014 12:04 AM (#731732 - in reply to #730245)
Subject: Re: Buck tail keel weight mold





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Location: Madtown, WI
I was buying keel weights from some guy in milwaukee but then figured out I can just put a V-like bend in the wire right in front of the back hook and use a standard lead weight from gander, and you've got yourself a keel.
bryantukkah
Posted 9/28/2014 4:00 PM (#732247 - in reply to #731732)
Subject: Re: Buck tail keel weight mold




Posts: 295


Ditch the keel all together... Just bend eye of the bait to about a 60 degree angle and the bait wont roll anymore. Problem solved without lead.
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