Mossyback75 Posted October 3 Report Share Posted October 3 So ballast is driving me crazy in my glide bait build. I splashed a cheapo knock off a fat belly shad just to practice making resin baits and think I have the process down through trial and error however when it comes time to add ballast weights everything goes wrong. There isnt much room to add weight after the pour so I am resorting to tungsten bullet weights as they are slimmer than lead. Problem is the placement area required intersects with my screw eye if placed horizontal so I drill from the belly up into the bait and place the weight vertical. That doesnt seem to work as the bait wobbles side to side as the weight leans with the glide. I have tried laying the weight in the mold but during the pour it moves the weight from center ruining the whole bait. My silicone mold was made using clay and I didnt get the center perfect so trying to tuck a post or hang thread does not lay center. Obviously trial and error gets expensive when using tungsten especially when the result is always error. Not sure what to try next. I am tempted to use less microspheres so that I can in turn use less weight but am afraid that would result is less optimal action. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdnoble84 Posted November 25 Report Share Posted November 25 Are you going to make them out of wood, if so this is my process as it is for any woodbait. Its imporant to know the boyancy of the wood. I always cut a 1x1” square from my wood and run calculations on the measurements and weight of the wood block. This gives me wood density. Engeneered anglwr has a very good tutorial on this. A few of us on here have also made calculators in excel. If you send me an email i can send you mine and explain how to use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
