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carolina kinger
Flour Bluffian in training
Joined: 21 May 2011
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Location: Alice Tx.
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 Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:47 pm Post subject: Spider Weight Wire? |
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| I've been using 3/32 s.s. welding wire to build my weights,but fishing at BHP I have lost about 10# of lead. What is the name and strength of the more forgiving wire so I can retrieve my gear instead of tying on new ones? |
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kweber
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Location: Hondo
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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copper single strand ground wire.
it's at most hardware store in different guages
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desperado
Finger Mullet
Joined: 04 Jun 2009
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Location: San Antonio, TEXAS
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:51 pm Post subject: spider weight wire |
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I use number 12 electrical copper wire, never had any problems, they last forever.
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Skipper
Co-owner of the S.S. Buddy Love
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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Location: Flour Bluff
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:52 pm Post subject: Re: spider weight wire |
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| desperado wrote: | | I use number 12 electrical copper wire, never had any problems, they last forever. |
Ditto...Adios
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Silver_King
Member White Shrimper Boot Club
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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#12 bare solid copper will work for most live mullet/ small cut bait fishing in a decent current
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