jkwildhunting Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 I am thinking of trying to make my own bottom bouncers wires. I currently had guys I found on eBay make them for me, but am thinking of trying to make my own. Where do you guys find bulk wire to make your own bucktails? I am not sure if it makes a huge difference but been running 18-24" bouncers but issue is I am trying to find thick and sturdy wire. Looking for. 052 or bigger wire would like to find. 060+ which I know may be an issue bending but seen the new tool you use in a vise may work. I know the musky guys use thicker wire so that is what I am trying to find is thicker wire in bulk. I found the afw wire but couldnt find any in thicker diameter. Will piano wire work? Thanks Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Try McMaster Carr. They will have everything you would probably need in all grades of stainless. If you don't like coils, you will have to get it straightened from a wire or spring shop. http://www.mcmaster.com/#304-stainless-steel-wire/=10u7liw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) I believe piano wire will rust. Lurepartsonline.com has .062" stainless, 95ft. coil for $29.99. page 68 new book. Like Cadman said, Mcmasters has 91 feet of .064" coil for $12.44. Big difference if it is same stainless. I don't know my wires that well. Edited January 26, 2016 by Musky Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkwildhunting Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Thanks for the tip did not think of mcmaster Guess I'll try some wire and see if I can't "straighten " it out or get it close enough by handit. Worth the try specially for 12+$! Later Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 What are you after with these bouncers?? Standard sized wire bouncers work fine for walleye... I only get to fish walleye every other year, i have the same few bouncers i bought over 10 years ago, they've caught dozens of fish and ive never bent one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkwildhunting Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) Height basically is what I want. Like I said there are easier faster ways to do what I want, but I always been that way to take the longer route to get there ha. I fish walleye strictly and we travel to Canada couple times a year and those are my dedicated trips. Buddy up there asked if I could make them as one tourney he fished those taller rigs did better. Then that first year I gave some 18" bouncers to another buddy here in town to fishhere with. So he also fished an tourney and he did well placing in top 5 and said they made a difference as fish we're up off bottom vs tight to bottom. I have strictly ran these taller bouncers every weekend while fishing and seem to like them but it is hard to determine if they help or not. So I need stronger wire as I normally run 1.5-2oz weights and being that tall with so much weight it is like pulling a cooked spaghetti noodle thru the water. So i am trying to make it so I'm dragging a 2x4 thru water and keeping 18+/- " depth Edited January 26, 2016 by jkwildhunting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) That makes perfect sense Another option would be using a straight bouncer as a dropper.. Tying a 3 way as far up the line as you need it But, the customer is always right!.. If they wanna drag a clothes hanger with a pound of lead on it, theres nothing wrong with that Edited January 26, 2016 by JRammit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
