May 31, 2022

DIY Weighted Swimbait Hooks

I’ve been working on my larger 6″ Swimbait again and needed some hooks for testing but I couldn’t find weighted swimbait hooks locally in the size I needed.

I was able for find these 8/0 Owner Beast Hooks that should do the trick I guess I just need to add some weight to them myself.

I took a picture of one of the hooks and imported it into Fusion 360 to make a weight mold around the hook.

The design was pretty simple and only took like 10 minutes to do.

It took just under 2 hours to print at 100% infill. I don’t expect this PLA mold to last more than one pour with lead but I just need one hook for testing purposes at this point.

This is how the hook will be sandwiched in the mold to form the weight around the hook.

The mold is then secured in a vise.

At this point the lead has just reached it’s melting point and I’m ready to try a pour.

There’s no smoke or fire at this point so fingers crossed.

It actually worked but as expected the mold did melt and had to be pried apart.

This is the aftermath of the mold after the first pour.  I think I might be able to get another one out of it…

The second one (top) did not come out as well as the first but I was only expecting to get one out of the mold so this is a bonus.

Here is the mold after the second pour… it’s pretty much destroyed at this point.

Here are the cleaned up hooks ready for testing. If these work out well I will make the next mold out of silicone so it will actually last longer then two pours.

Rigged and ready… now I just need to get them in the water to test out. I’m just waiting on a new pole so as with most of my stuff….. to be continued.

---

All Information, Pictures, and Material is copyright © 2022 by Stephen Thone and may not be used for any personal or commercial purposes without the consent of the author. All rights reserved. The Author makes no guarantees or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of, or results to be obtained from accessing and using the Information herein.