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03-21-2011, 08:16 PM
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hangers ?
sorry to keep bothering everyone with questions but any ideas on how to make hangers for swimmers, needles and poppers. thank you all
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03-21-2011, 09:34 PM
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Location: Buxton, Maine
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Are you talking about hook hangers or hangers to hold the plugs while you work on them?
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03-22-2011, 05:51 AM
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Hook hangers
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03-22-2011, 05:58 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
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You an eel fisherman by any chance?
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03-22-2011, 06:02 AM
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Only in the late fall
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03-22-2011, 06:19 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
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OK then, I'll try to answer your question. It seems very, very basic....so basic it is easy to imagine you have not seen a saltwater plug. Presumably you have, so most likely you are aware that 90 % of plugs use a belly hole, grommet, through wire, and swivel. Another 5% use screw eyes. That leaves the remaining 5% that use sealed wires or wire hangers. I'll assume that is what you are asking about.
Plugs using a through wire with wire hangers connect the hook with a piece of wire that is bent into an elongated U and then the top end of each limb of the U is bent back down like a hook to hang over the wire. The hole is then usually filled with Plumbers epoxy.
A neat alternate way to do it is Frech's system (and old LI plugbuilder). Drill a 1/4 " hole about 1/2 " deep, put a medium sized brass sinker eye in it, and fill with 2-ton epoxy.
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03-22-2011, 06:24 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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What's a sinker eye, and won't saltwater effect brass. Also I read about people using .045 welding wire, I for one can't find it anywhere and I've ordered so much stuff online that I'm acually tired of ordering LOL
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03-22-2011, 06:48 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Try a welding supply shop and ask for TIG 308L wire
Brass is fine in saltwater.
Hilts Molds Brass Sinker Eyes & Downrigger Hardware
there is a picture under the title
you want the middle size.
loads of places sell these.
You might find the search function both here and at google helpful.  |
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03-22-2011, 07:02 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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Cool thanks a lot, also heard ss safety wire or lock wire and put a wall hook in a drill, make your loop, put loop on hook, then use pair of vise grips on unlooped end. I'll post pics of finished product later tonight.
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