walleye warrior Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) i am looking to purchase some heavy BB wire for 4,5,6 oz. bouncers. i have used .051 and its ok but i would like to try something heavier. does anyone have any sugestions on a supplier ? netcraft, hagens,worth and lakeland do not carry anything that heavy Edited October 24, 2012 by walleye warrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Lurepartsonline.com has .062 wire in stainless. Musky Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 You can also try McMaster Carr and Grainger. They carry a lot of thicker stainless steel wire. I am sure you know that when you start getting to thicker wire, it will be near impossible to bend loop wraps for bottom bouncers. Also you will have to mod your mold to accept the thicker wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 I don't understand why the need for heavier wire. It looks to me like regardless of the weight you would want to scrape bottom the same or the lead will just start dragging. It is also very likely that I am just wrong. Musky Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleye warrior Posted November 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 You can also try McMaster Carr and Grainger. They carry a lot of thicker stainless steel wire. I am sure you know that when you start getting to thicker wire, it will be near impossible to bend loop wraps for bottom bouncers. Also you will have to mod your mold to accept the thicker wire. thanks cadman, i never thought about Grainger. thats the great thing about this forum, you can bounce ideas off of others and get some great ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleye warrior Posted November 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I don't understand why the need for heavier wire. It looks to me like regardless of the weight you would want to scrape bottom the same or the lead will just start dragging. It is also very likely that I am just wrong. Musky Glenn hey Musky glenn, for the most part you are right, but for the application we use it for in the detroit river a stiffer wire is needed because the weight and length of the lead bends the lighter wire up to much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
