yellowdawg Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) any one got any ideas on how to build the arms for umbrella rigs with about a 1/2 of lead in the center. can't find anything on how to build them.wanting to make a small 9" arm version. thanks Edited November 4, 2009 by yellowdawg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 (edited) I recently bought an umbrella rig for striper fishing and it has the weight (2-3 ounces) in the center of the rig with the arms molded into it. If you are comfortable melting lead, you can build a small wooden box as a mold, with holes drilled to fit in the umbrella arms. If you want one shaped to come through the water with minimum drag on the center weight, use Bondo as a mold and shape the lead form with a Dremel tool. I can't think of any other way of attaching the arms and lead weight together that's better than molding them together. Edited November 7, 2009 by BobP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfpsr Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 i use silicon molding rubber what jewlers use first the wire i find the center of the wire then make a u in the center that way your wires won't twist i use a arbor press the bottom of the square post dill out put in a roll pin makes a perfect u straight on both ends ------------------u-------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
