PondBoss Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I have these LC100 blanks and they all float extremely well. Lol short of adding close to half an oz of suspend dots is there another more aesthetically pleasing weigh to make it close to suspending? Thanks in advance for the help. PondBoss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I would try drilling a hole in one lure's forehead, half way between the nose and the line tie, and begin adding BB's until you get the lure to suspend, or as close to suspend as you can get. You can use tape over the hole to keep water out while you float test it to get the number of BB's right. Once you get it right, you can seal the hole with bondo, strengthened with crazy glue after it's sanded down smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joliepa Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I'm just brain storming but what about making a hole in the bottom of blank and putting small split shot. Then sealing it up with devcon epoxy. Just to make it more possible to balance it out with suspendot. Now. Two problems, first this very well screw up internal rattles. Second I seem to recall in my browsing of old threads that the bait masters strongly discourage using split shot as ballast. but then how does one add balast to plastic blanks? You can't pour molten lead in the plastic blank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joliepa Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I would try drilling a hole in one lure's forehead, half way between the nose and the line tie, and begin adding BB's until you get the lure to suspend, or as close to suspend as you can get. You can use tape over the hole to keep water out while you float test it to get the number of BB's right. Once you get it right, you can seal the hole with bondo, strengthened with crazy glue after it's sanded down smooth. LOL. BB split shot? ok. I thought that wasn't recommended. but I can't remember where I read that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joliepa Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 LOL. BB split shot? ok. I thought that wasn't recommended. but I can't remember where I read that. I'm being goofy. There seems to be no warning about adding split shot, though many of you seem to like ballast weights to minimize having the weight distributed outside of the center line. http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/index.php?/topic/23590-a-little-advicedirectiontips/?hl=%2Bsplit+%2Bshot#entry177130 http://www.tackleunderground.com/community/index.php?/topic/23083-where-to-get-ballast-belly-weight/?hl=%2Bsplit+%2Bshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Joliepa, I mean steel BB's, the kind for shooting out of a BB gun, not lead split shot. That's what is in the original Rattle Trap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PondBoss Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 thanks for the help, I'll give this a try for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PondBoss Posted November 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 What would be the easiest way to seal the hole I drill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 I use bondo, and, after I've sanded it smooth, I put a drop of crazy glue on it to make it harder and stronger. Putting a flattened disc of bondo on the adhesive side of some blue painter tape, and then placing that over the drilled hole, keeps the bondo from falling into the bait before it sets. I learned that trick here, from a TU member, but I can't remember their name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PondBoss Posted November 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Excellent! I'll do that I hate having the pointer 100 blank and it not suspending or being close. This will help a ton. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 I use adhesive lead tape designed to weight the head of tennis rackets. It's the thinnest I've found. It gives you a wider range of options on where to put it and it makes fine tuning the weight easy; stick it on, float test the lure, cut a little off until you get it perfect. Then smooth down the edges of the tape until it blends into the body shape. When you paint the lure's belly, the white paint will make it disappear. They sell something similar to weight golf club heads but it's thicker and harder to hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PondBoss Posted November 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Where can of get this lead tape you speak of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 I bought a roll years ago at a sporting goods store. A Google search for tennis racket head tape yields several sources, including http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/catpage-HEADTAPE.html. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PondBoss Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Thank you sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joliepa Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 That looks REALLY good to me. TY. I bet per inch that stuff is MUCH cheaper than suspendstrips (dots). their big roll is $38 for 36feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
