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Re: DIY Lead Heads.

#21 Post by JOHN1 »

we might hook up around the muglins phil give me a bell when your thinking about it :wink: I might try a bit of powder at some stage, the thing is the heads cool down very quickly,so i imagine they would have to be heated up again to coat them. Im going to cork in a couple of weeks,you can pm me the lures your were catching on if you like :wink:
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#22 Post by JOHN1 »

Here is a couple more leadhead shapes i made last night :wink:
not sure of the weights i guess about 25g for the larger one and the smaller one probably about 15ish, i need to get a mini scales :lol: :lol:
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#23 Post by nicefish »

Nice job. 8)
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#24 Post by declan65 »

Like the look of them John, nice work. 8)
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#25 Post by biker »

alright man have you rough measurements of the them just to get an idea of the weight?? want to try make myself a mould for my own lead heads, sick off loosing them. At times i might aswel just throw the money straight into the water lol
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#26 Post by caseys »

John they look great. Its a handy tread been trying to find where to find the stuff to make some lead head. Some nice sites on here. Handy hobby for when i can get out fishing
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#27 Post by JOHN1 »

darol wrote:alright man have you rough measurements of the them just to get an idea of the weight??
approx 25mmx8 for the smaller one and 25x10 for the bigger one :wink:
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#28 Post by JOHN1 »

This is getting to be a bit if a hobby of mine :?
I had a go at making some small cone heads earlier on today, this is the result :D
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#29 Post by lucky13 »

nice wan john,pretty sweet led heads man,have been making pirks and grippers and deadweights for years,but have never seen such a smooth homemade mould.
its always so much better when you land a nice fish on something you made yourself from the leader knot right down to the weight.
excellent.
planning a `lock in` in my shed now too... :D
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#30 Post by bassboy »

they look deadly well done :D :D :D
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#31 Post by bassboy »

they look deadly well done :D :D :D
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#32 Post by cachalot »

Now u do have me thinking, lets see what is in the garage.
I must admit well worth the effort, regarding the painting I reckon if fishing at depth a luminous head might just make a difference

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