ALC609 Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 does anyone know where you can buy lead ballast weight or keel weight for making wooden crankbaits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJBarron Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 pm vanndalizer he has a couple different sizes or u could do what I do and find a weight with a hole pre made through it (like a weight used for texas rigging) about the size u want and screw a eye screw through it. After I screw it though the hole I take my pliers and crimp it just enogh to ge riggs were the expoy has something to hold on to. Haven't had any problems with it. Lust they a readly available. by the way a 1/10 worm weight works best for me (a little over 3 grams I think). For my 3" flat sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 lurehardware.com has them but last time I tried to order, I got no response to emails via their website (which is still up), so I don't know whether they are active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VANNDALIZER Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 ALC, PM me with your address and I will send you some samples. We make 2,3,4,5 and 6 gram belly weights, several lips and also have unpainted plastic crankbait bodies, eyes and other stuff. Let me know if I can help. MAV www.vanndalizer.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmetto Balsa Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 ALC609, I have no idea how much experience you have in building crankbaits but I will just give you something to think about when adding ballast to a crankbait. You will find many wood or balsa crankbaits with the ballast located on the center eyelet. This is usually a very easy placement to get a bait design to run straight with few errors. Try adding ballast to different areas of the body and you will find that a bait that looks the exact same will have a completely different action. This might be a tighter wiggle, better casting ability or more or less of many actions (wobble, Wiggle, Xing or any of the other types discussed in the threads). The best ballast I have found for easy installation is lead wire in 3/16 and 1/4 inch sizes or pieces of lead sheet if you are making a 2 piece, wire through bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
