finlander Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Anything out there heavier to use, more weight for the same mass as lead?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlander Posted May 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Lead is easy to use and I do own a lead pot. But is there a metal in rod form, with diff diameters, that can be cut to diff lengths, to weight lures? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlybass Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Tungsten(W) is almost twice as heavy as lead(Pb).Melting point of lead is around 600F degrees.Tungsten is just over 6000F degrees.Tungstenco.com offers powder.Check out webelements.com for more info on elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 I use .500 dia. brass rod.Not as heavy as lead but very convienant and more accurate and easier to control precise weight.I also used smaller dia.'s for smaller baits. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlybass Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Just saw second post when I submitted.There are many suppliers of Tungsten.Google it.You will probably find cutting it yourself difficult and demanding on tools.You may also consider Heavy Metal which is a Tungsten alloy which is more machinable.Expense will be much greater than lead for either material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
