Nathan Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 I got my news Jann's Netcraft catalog a few days ago and I noticed they have a cotter pin they are selling for a line tie or hook hangers.It is .040 diam. Annealed Stainless 1 3/8" long...2 questions...What does annealed mean? and how do you think these would work to connect jointed baits?..Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benton B Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) Nathan, I think that is a pre-bent wire look made from .040 soft stainless. I don't know the exact definition of annealed but it makes the wire softerfor bending. I like a 1/16 x 1 inch brass cotter pins for line ties when I put the line tie in the bill. Edited January 2, 2015 by benton B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Annealing is heating a metal up and then cooling it slowly so that it becomes softer. Tempering is the opposite - quick cooling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Thanks guys..Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 What Bob said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Just be sure it's a round section, if you're going to tie directly to it. The cotter pins I've used are all bent from half round stock, with sharp edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Agree with Mark but those look OK from what I can tell. Appear to be very similar to what I have made in the past with the usual line tie material. I wrapped and crimped over appropriate diameter nail. However I thought the went in way to easy with glue up and decided like usual to do overkill and mainly do the twist line ties to get more surface area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I just replaced a broken Poe's bill, and the straight wire line tie went back into the bait. It pulled out pretty easily. I don't think it would hold if the bill broke during the fight with a good fish. When I make my own through the bill line ties, I put a doubled piece of sst wire down through two hole in the bill, and then bend them back toward the lure, so I have wire embedded in the epoxy I use to set the bill. I put a kink in the two pieces of wire that got back into the lure, so there is a slight bend to hold them in the epoxy. I haven't had any failures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogAddict Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Hmmm, I usually twist my hook hangers but I decided not to on my last lure. I use 5 min epoxy but now I'm worried they won't hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
