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| I've been reading quite a bit and it seems the consenses is that .062" is the way to go. I have A Boggs Tackle wire twister for upto .051". Yet there doesn't seems that there are any wire twisters to handle that diameter.?.? What does everyone use? Will a .051" work? or will it just break? Thoughts? |
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| I use a combination of a modified Hagens and a piece that I had custom machined to bend my .062" |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | I have been making my own bucktails for about 12 years and I have never had a problem with .051 wire.
Cowgirls are made with .051, I think that they have caught a few decent fish.  |
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| http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11960
Round nose pliers does the trick nicely. See attached link for how to.
Edited by Yake Bait 2/9/2008 11:50 AM
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Location: On your favorite spot | round nose pliers or a few nails in a 2x4 would do the trick |
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Location: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | If you find a fish that breaks .051 wire you won't want him near your boat....LOL
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Location: Hastings, mn, 55033 | I dont think its a matter of the .051 breaking, just that the thicker gauge wire you go with, the less it gets bent up after a fish. |
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Location: Muskegon Michigan | I use .057 and .078 but I make big Crankbaits. Kingfisher |
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Location: Bemidji, MN | A bent lure wire is a good problem! that means it works! you know which color to build more of next time. I am pretty sure you could tow your truck with .051 wire. just like with leaders and line and everything else just keep an eye on it so you know when its time to replace it. .051 is plenty for bucktails. |
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| .051 works, yes. .062 works as well, but I don't have to re-straighten wire or re-tune a bait every time I stick a fish and she thrashes in the net. So from a guy that uses .062 exclusively, that is my rationale.
To answer the original question. Run a search on bending .062. Pete Yake who frequents this board had a good tutorial of how he loops the wire. You'll need a good pair of round nose pliers (or a crappy pair and strong hands as is my case... lol), two vice grips (one needle nose, one "standard"), and maybe an extra pair of pliers and/or bolt cutters. I make my wraps by hand (i.e. bending wire around shaft with fingers), leave a long tag end, make an L with the wire, take the needle nose vice grips and clamp onto the L and twist parallel to the shaft until it breaks off flush (usually) with the shaft. If there's a tag end I will try to take a pair of nippers or bolt cutters and snip it off, otherwise a file or something to wear down the sharp edges.
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| CollegeMuskyHunter - 2/9/2008 11:03 AM
I've been reading quite a bit and it seems the consenses is that .062" is the way to go. I have A Boggs Tackle wire twister for upto .051". Yet there doesn't seems that there are any wire twisters to handle that diameter.?.? What does everyone use? Will a .051" work? or will it just break? Thoughts?
I think you need to ask yourself an important question also...
How many are you going to make a year?
If you are just making a few for you and your buddies you'll be fine with the pliers method. If you plan to make hundreds/thousands a year, I would invest in something better.
Personally, I dont want to put my hands through that torture when there are very simple solutions to be found out there with a little ingenuity |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | Luke makes a great point about how many you make. I made around 200 last year and to me that is not enough to spend a lot of money on something besides a round nose pliers.
.051 is a lot easier to work with your hands than .062. If I made 200 with .062 I wouldn't use my hands(round nose method).
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