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Hi Bribass, Rupert here from Ultra. Sorry not sure who you are in the "real world". my cell is 318 265 3974 Please give me a call as soon as possible. If I don't pick up please leave a message and I'll get back to you.

I pour soft lead( brinell rating of 5) between 700-750 degrees w/ my RCBS pot.- some @ 700 and 750 for intricate custom jig molds The guide is the best thing since sliced bread-I.M.O. I use a small dipping pot w/ a ladle for hard lead which requires temps. of 900-925

Great info Mark as always. I also found a whole bunch of info on glides here as well as a glidebait vid on Makelure.com. I agree with Mark about both sections sinking at the same rate, make for a nice glide. I would cut your bait first and then ballast both sections seperatly with all the hardware attached some how. I put the two hook hangers in first, then hung all the hardware: hooks, split rings, front line tie, and the hinge hardware from the hook hangers, then ballasted each section like in the Romanmade video. I spent a ton of time ballasting this bait to get it right. Way more time ballasting than building. This bait is patterned after a Roman Made Mother and was made from alder wood. I used an eyescrew to eyescrew hinge, like a Romanmade. I made a V- joint like Mark described and got a killer glide. 3 to 3 1/2 feet to each side on a slow reel. 1/4 turns on the reel do about a foot each side. To Glideb8, I will start with I have never made a resin bait, so no experience there. As Woodieb8 said try a snap on the bait or your line. That eliminates the issue of the line hanging up on the line tie and allows it to move freely. Does the bait list from side to side, or to one side when it glides? I ask because maybe the micro balloons wound up settling to one side of the top of the bait, causing it to lean or want to glide better that direction or to the opposite side. Again, no experience with resin, so just thinking out loud. My first thought when I read your post was you had a hinge screw that was off a little or hanging up some. Assuming you have the weights and hardware all aligned with your centerline and below your horizontal axis. But if you made a second bait and it does the same thing, that would make me look elsewhere for the problem. I learned a lot from Makelure's vid and one from Roman made as well as an article on Tackle Tour about cutting open a $400 bait. I'll see if I can find them and post a link. Like Mark said "Glides are challanging" and I think that's an understatement. I got lucky with the first one I made, it swam killer. Made a batch of shad/gill glides that didn't swim/glide so well. So back to the drawing board!! Keep trying, it'll be worth it. http://www.tackletour.com/autopsyromanmademotherpg3.html http://www.makelure.com/store/pg/54-How-To-Videos.aspx#prettyPhoto/7/

That doesn't sound like it is working properly. To me it sounds like the thermostat is bad, it reaches temp and shuts off and never comes back on. My pot had a bad spout and I sent the unit back and they fixed it no problem, it made me a little mad and I thought the same thing you did, my LEE worked better out of the box. The good thing is RCBS is great to deal with, they not only will fix it for you but they will also refund your shipping costs, all you need to do is make a note of how much the shipping is and they will reimburse you, they want you to send it back UPS and not the post office. I didn't seal the box, I went to the UPS store and when they told me how much the shipping would cost I wrote it down and stuck it in the box and the guy from UPS taped it shut and presto, 2 weeks later I got it back and it has been awesome ever since. It is inconvenient but they did take care of it in a timely fashion, and the guy told me that they do make the unit but a lot of the parts come from 3rd party sources and they will have a few defective parts every now and again. They also might be able to tell you exactly what is wrong and if it is something you can fix yourself they will ship you the part out but if it still doesn't fix the problem you will have to send it. I like my LEE pots, and LEE was always great on customer service but even when my pot would get refurbished I'd get anywhere from 4 to 6 months out of it before it would begin to drip and within a year I'd have to drain it, clean it and reseat the plunger only to get another 2 months before it would begin to drip again. RCBS has the same great customer service as LEE and while it stinks that your unit is defective you won't have to worry as they will take care of the problem and once you get familiar with how it works and adjusting the flow rate you'll be glad you got it and it will be worth the extra wait, just hang in there.

I was never a good detail artist and after many years trying, decided I never will be. I use paint templates for detail. It's the refuge for those of us who are ham handed hammer heads.

Don't remember because it was years ago.....but it must not have been to bad because I probably would remembered that.

I haven't had any problems with salt.

Most of the pre-rigged worms that I've seen (creme, westy worms) are rigged after they are poured. The line is threaded through the the worm with a needle then tied to the hook. I can't think of any line that will hold up to 325 degree plastisol.

It's Friday, they don't work on Fridays, give them a ring on Monday.