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10-25-2008, 10:29 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: MA
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HOW DO YOU ATTACH A SLUGGO or FIN-S?
Lots of thoughts and suggestions on this in the past but I raise the question one more time.
How do you attach a 10 " or 12" Sluggo or Fin-S to either a 3 oz or 4oz jig even 5 oz without it spliting the Sluggo or Fin-S after making a few casts?
I've tried using plastic ties and tried different glues,(even Loctite Thread locker) the latest glue I've been using is Gorilla glue. I've tried filing/grinding the lead shank portion of the jig down all to prevent the spliting of the Sluggo or Fin-S. Anybody else?
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10-25-2008, 12:08 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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Cut them at the fattest part, behind the head. An inch should do it. Then pinch the barb(s) off the jighead's collar, and use superglue to hold the plastic to the head. I've tried a bunch of glues, including both formulas of Zap-a-Gap, and found that the best is Loctite Precision super glue. Less than 2 bucks for 4 oz at Wally World.
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10-25-2008, 02:20 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: marshfield ma
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 i concure with mike p |
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10-25-2008, 04:47 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
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That little barb seems to be the main cause of the sluggo splitting.
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10-29-2008, 05:00 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: MA
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THANKS MIKE
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Originally Posted by Mike P
Cut them at the fattest part, behind the head. An inch should do it. Then pinch the barb(s) off the jighead's collar, and use superglue to hold the plastic to the head. I've tried a bunch of glues, including both formulas of Zap-a-Gap, and found that the best is Loctite Precision super glue. Less than 2 bucks for 4 oz at Wally World.
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I picked up a small tube of the Loctite Precision glue and tired it. I also filed off the barb. I worked this magic on a few Sluggo's with 3 oz leads and now I just got to get out there and try them out. |
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10-29-2008, 06:24 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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Geez, Mike - I gotta nominate ya for the title of World's Leading Authority on all things piscatorial regarding the art of this thing we do...
You're a warehouse of angling knowledge, pal - I'm serious, you've inspired me to a moment of sincerity.
Boy, is that rare for me...  |
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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11-04-2008, 08:19 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: In my RV all over the USA
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Cut back the head an inch or so, file off the barb and use zip ties tight 1/8" down from the jig. Works for me with no split or slippage.
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11-04-2008, 08:32 AM
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You rang?
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Lowell
Posts: 946
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike P
Cut them at the fattest part, behind the head. An inch should do it. Then pinch the barb(s) off the jighead's collar, and use superglue to hold the plastic to the head. I've tried a bunch of glues, including both formulas of Zap-a-Gap, and found that the best is Loctite Precision super glue. Less than 2 bucks for 4 oz at Wally World.
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After cutting the barb apply the glue to the shaft and for a little extra hold apply some glue to the back of the lead head. There was a huge difference in holding power for me when adding the glue to the shaft. |
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11-04-2008, 09:09 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,203
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lurch
There was a huge difference in holding power for me when adding the glue to the shaft.
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True...but doesn't that make it tougher to just roll over and go to sleep afterwards.  |
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