Quick change weighted keels

[kippy]

I would like to know where I could purchase them as well. Seems like a great alternative to wire line.

[Mr. Sandman]

I have never tried them but saw that and eyed at them for a while. It seems like a big contraption to put right ahead of your offering but I guess the fish don't seem to mind.

Somewhat off topic but related to T&W fishing and is clear in that add is LOOK AT THE HOOK IS ON THAT TUBE:
The one thing about T&W that amazes me is the hook placement. Most guys put a single lame hook at the tail of thier tube. Sometimes way too small a hook and of cheap quality. Almost every lure or plug I use has a set of fwd hook(s) and 9 times out of 10 they take the fwd hook. We all know bass take baits head first. The last time I used a T&W I had a savage strike that clearly was a big fish. It didn't stay hooked very long, when I reeled it up, the tube was pulled all the way down off the head and was slid down the wire halfway to the hook. I still think these things are rigged wrong for bass...but what do I know?

[Fishpart]

Make your own with SS welding wire and pliers. If you look closely you'll see the stress passes down from eye to eye and the keel adds the weight and keeps the tube from twisting the line if you have decent swivels.

In the article he talksa about a decent length leader between the keel weight and the tube.

As for the head hook, I'm sure an industrious individual could rig a T&W on an eel bob with a long tail hook, wheneit comes on the market Sandman and I get a piece...