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diy leadheads according to john1 : )

#1 Post by lucky13 »

heres my mould and my attempt,got all me stuff ready and no gas,feck it i was mad for road so i did it old skool 8) i will give them a sand and a bit of shaping yet and try and define them a bit.there are some flaws for sure,the mould "mark one" needs some tweaking too,as the more i poured,the neck around the hook eye gave way,causing the eye to fill with lead...happy angler i am tho for a first attempt at em... :D as you can see my mould deteriorated after 5 pours...the pic below shows the best to worst... :oops:
kudos again to john1 for pushing thoughts. :D
if anybody reading this spins leadheads,give it a go :wink:
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i got rid of the excess lead,gave 'em a little bit of a sand and came up with these two...
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Some nice work there:) well done:) hopefully you will get a few fish on them:)
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mould mark II...
5grms on a 1/0 aberdeen...
i'm messing with another bit of teak for a weedless version... :wink:
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looking good, gets addictive dont it :)
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#6 Post by jgraham768 »

Maybe if you put a small pin or nail through the eye of the hook to hold it you'd have it kept open after you pour the lead?
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#7 Post by lucky13 »

JOHN1 wrote:looking good, gets addictive dont it :)
aw stop lad :D
must get a proper mask tho,those paper ones with the filter attached are kinda shite...
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jgraham768 wrote:Maybe if you put a small pin or nail through the eye of the hook to hold it you'd have it kept open after you pour the lead?
good idead lad,i just made a new mould tho..eliminated the flaw that way..the newest ones are coming out deadly!
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#9 Post by Determined Dan »

Hi John, just wondering dose the lead on the hook not slip down the shank of the hook when caught in weed when you pull through or have you a way to keep it caught on the hook? I've tryed putting lead shots on kaz b940 but its not holding on the hook. :x .
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Determined Dan wrote:Hi John, just wondering dose the lead on the hook not slip down the shank of the hook when caught in weed when you pull through or have you a way to keep it caught on the hook? I've tryed putting lead shots on kaz b940 but its not holding on the hook. :x .
i dont kow how john1 does it but on the aberdeens i cut small barbs into the hook shank,just below the eye,being careful not to go too deep and damage the hooks strength,before i pour the lead..they seem to hold well...havent had the chance to really test them properly yet tho,but johns seem to work grandest,he's caught on his :wink:
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