titowoody

Thanks for the heads up on the glue BassnRandy. I will try this out for this weekends drift. Cheers TW

I was wondering if anyone has used the thermal shrinking tape for securing glass rattles to their lead jig heads. I have tried a variety of glues available up here with not much luck. Was thinking of heating the shrink tape with the rattle inside. I will try it out to see if it lasts longer than glueing. I will be trying out some Tungsten bbs in brass tubing like Vodkaman mentioned. The higher density of tungsten should have a sound akin to the dinner bell I hope. Thanks TW

Welcome to a very informative site. Cheers from Brantford TW

I have come to love Tungsten for my Texas Rig worm waits. Tungsten is twice the density of steel therefore half the size. A 1/4oz tungsten is the size of 1/8oz lead, this reduction in surface area makes for a quick deep diving weight, great for Drop Shoting. The greater density also creates a distinctive clicking sound when bounced over rocks. I am a firm believer in lateral line detection and lead has a dull thunk compared to what I know refer to as the dinner bell worm weights. Parasite makes a neat product but only small sizes of Tungsten. A lot of Tourny guys would like to see a bigger Tungsten, would be much quicker to punch through the late summer slop. Was a bit shocked to see the melting point of Tungsten @ 3400C. This will require a mini blast furnace setup. Curious to see if any other TU'ers have dabbled into pouring Tungsten. The spot price on Tungsten is also quite high which translates into the much higher cost. In Cananda we might as well start getting ready now for a ban on lead is looming, just like lead shot ban for waterfowl. It is already in effect in all The Federal Parks. Time to look into Ye Olde Blast Furnace. Cheers TW

Will look into the material spec for the mold themselves. Will then play around with a Miller Syncrowave Pulse TIG welder. I have a few old swimming jig molds from mid 80s that will act as unwilling test subjects. After Jerkbait's timely post, Thank You Sir, a world of oppertunity awaits. The Pulsing feature is great for welding Aluminum. Cheers TW