Annealed Vs. Hardened Wire

[scrubs]

I'm making up some 4 1/2" Pfleuger Globe style topwaters. I hate the idea of trying to  bend the eye on the front loop when the plug is assembled. They're for pike & musky so I need something bend resistant since the head of the plug rotates on the wire shaft.

 

Think .062 Annealed would be strong enough? How about .047 hardened? Either wire is break resistant enough but I'm worried about the wire between  body sections bending.

 

bill

[spoonpluggergino]

I am an avid musky hunter and I own many globe style baits, including Frenchie La May Globes. I never built any globe type of baits, but I have build double ten bucktails. You need to use stainless harden or spring type wire .062 dia. . To make sure I measured the wire on the Globe and it is .062 Dia. Hard steel. In between the section they use sleeves and in the front they use small cup washer before the wire tie loop, something to prevent ware on the sections. You will not have any problem making the line tie loop. Round nose pliers, to make the loop Good vise grip to hold the loop and heavy long nose pliers to twist the wire. Practice on some wire before you attempt the actual shaft bend. I would most likely form the front loop first, on bucktails I do it the other way the tail end first. Hopefully this will help. You can purchase all you need from Moore's supply or Rollie and Helen Musky Shop

 

Gino

[spoonpluggergino]

Another good place to get parts would be Lure Parts On Line, also a pair of electrician lineman pliers are better to twist the wire than the long nose pliers due to the wide jaws, that is what I use

 

Gino

[mark poulson]

Needle nose vice grips are great for wire bending.

[scrubs]

Thanks for the input guys I'll give that a shot.

 

The .047 was way to flimsy.

 

bill

[mark poulson]

That should have read vise grips....