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Have any of you guys built balsa baits with a weight transfer system? I'm making some over sized flat diving baits that need weight transferred toward the tail of the bait while casting in order to get acceptable distance. Upon retrieve the weight needs to roll back to the the center belly position. I think I can use a tungsten ball in an epoxy coated channel. Any ideas???

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I built a weight transfer in one of my PVC baits. The channel inside the bait was pitched toward the bill and when the bait landed in the water the weight

would move towards the front to help with the diving aspects. I did have to change the amount of initial ballast in the bait but it worked really well, and

it even rattled which was a bonus. Instead of epoxy, possibly super glue. The epoxy would tend to puddle, if too much was used, just my opinion.

 

Jerry

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One thing you might try is enclosing the ball in a piece of drinking straw or other type of tube so it will slide back and forth easier.  It's bad if your ball gets glued somewhere in the channel.

 

This works REALLY well... helps avoid gluing the ball in place and provides a real nice smooth surface for the ball to move back and forth.  

 

And for what it's worth... McDonalds has some of the widest diameter straws you can find.... plus they are free!!!

 

   J.

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I believe Demai has a video of this type of system here and on YouTube. Also a very ingenious way of securing the hook hanger below it.

He uses the straw method BobP mentioned.

And his balls don't get glued either.

Now that's funny:) Edited by rhersh
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