SilverXFoX Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 Hello everyone, Does anyone have any advice on how to twist heavy gauge wire and keep the twists tight together? When you buy wire shafts with a loop they are right and most baits that are sold are done nicely also. I know we are talking about commercial grade but I’d like to at least get close to it. I have a Hagens and using .051 and .062 wire it’s a struggle to get a tight loop. It does twist the wire around the shaft evenly but not with tight twists even if I muscle it. I keep hearing about doing it by hand using a vice... would this work better? I’ve never seen it done this way so I’m not sure how to try it. Any advice would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasilofchrisn Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) First off your hagins is not rated for .062 wire. And it is only rated for .051 wire if you have the larger forming die installed. Twistech does make a magnum version that will do . 051 wire. I just ordered mine have not tried it out yet. But if you really want to do . 051 wire and . 062 wire I would suggest looking into the dubrow bucktail twister. https://www.lurepartsonline.com/DuBro-Bucktail-Twister-Tool I have not personally tried one of these tools but is the only one I'm aware of that is specifically rated for the larger wires. There are some YouTube videos on this wire twister for you to get an idea of how it works. Forgot to add that when using your Hagen's you should be pushing in slightly as you twist the loop. This will help you achieve a tighter twist. Edited October 23, 2019 by Kasilofchrisn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 Your Hagens tool requires a little technique to make good tight twists. While you are forming your twists with the handle, you have to push in with the handle while twisting at the same time. If you’ll do this you will make nice tight twists to form your closed eye loops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psilvers Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 I have the Hagen's tool and it is pretty good on .041 wire, but with the .051 wire it is a bit of a pain. Does anyone have any experience with the DuBro tool? Thanks, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverXFoX Posted October 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 Thank you for the replies I modified my hagens for the .062 wire. It does work but even pushing in while forming the twists still leaves that even space. I just purchased the bucktail twister kasil listed above. Definitely worth a shot! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
