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Texas Rig Decoy Weights Material
Posted on 11/7/12 at 4:14 pm
Posted on 11/7/12 at 4:14 pm
Anybody know a place that sells the rig em right texas rig decoy kit around the baton rouge to lafayette area. Doesn't need to be rig em right just anywhere I can get the materials to make them for a decent price before this weekend. 2 more days until its Saturday, happy hunting and thanks.
Posted on 11/7/12 at 4:25 pm to Imnotagoogan41
Acadmey had them the other day. shite is high. I think they wanted like $30 for 12.
Posted on 11/7/12 at 4:35 pm to Imnotagoogan41
I got the stuff in bulk from a tackle shop and made them. 300 lb mono, crimps, swivels with the hooks, and of course the weights. Total came out to under $60, and I got a three dozen out of it. Rig em rights run about $30 for a dozen so I figure I saved a third
Posted on 11/7/12 at 4:56 pm to Pat Sajak
Online you can get the rig em right 4 oz weight kit which makes 3 dozen for $14. Was hoping I could find them around town for that much but not looking like it.
Posted on 11/7/12 at 4:57 pm to fishfighter
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Acadmey had them the other day. shite is high. I think they wanted like $30 for 12
Posted on 11/7/12 at 5:03 pm to Pat Sajak
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I got the stuff in bulk from a tackle shop and made them. 300 lb mono, crimps, swivels with the hooks, and of course the weights. Total came out to under $60, and I got a three dozen out of it. Rig em rights run about $30 for a dozen so I figure I saved a third
Do this. You can get everything you need at Superior Bait and Tackle, I buy my 2 oz egg weights for this all the time. Crimps there, leader material in different sizes, etc. I'd use 200lb - 250 lb mono
Posted on 11/7/12 at 5:06 pm to Tigah D
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You can get everything you need at Superior Bait and Tackle
Beat me to it. The most expensive item will be a crimping tool but you can probably improvise. We were at the camp without any tools and crimped with a pen hammer.
Posted on 11/7/12 at 5:34 pm to Motorboat
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The most expensive item will be a crimping tool but you can probably improvise
Bought a back up one real cheap at harborfreight years ago. Bought it just for the hell of it at the time for the boat. Really didn't think it would work, but it did. Paid around $12 for it. Not SS though.
Posted on 11/7/12 at 5:55 pm to fishfighter
I got everything at Superior Tackle. They are very low on weights so I would go tomorrow.
Posted on 11/7/12 at 6:31 pm to Imnotagoogan41
I made my own a few weeks ago
Bought 14 pounds of weights off eBay which was the most expensive thing
This won't help your cause though
FWIW, I didn't use swivels at all and they seemed to work fine during teal season
Bought 14 pounds of weights off eBay which was the most expensive thing
This won't help your cause though
FWIW, I didn't use swivels at all and they seemed to work fine during teal season
Posted on 11/7/12 at 8:01 pm to Croacka
Didn't even occur to me to use a swivel. What would a swivel do?
Posted on 11/7/12 at 8:14 pm to Howard Juneau
He's been low on weight since snapper season started.
Posted on 11/7/12 at 8:16 pm to Howard Juneau
I've seen swivels at bottom to hook a dozen together at a time.
Posted on 11/7/12 at 8:17 pm to Howard Juneau
Not sure on the swivel
The rig em rights have them, maybe it keeps the line from twisting and being more prone to tangling
My lines are very short so they don't tangle much anyway
The rig em rights have them, maybe it keeps the line from twisting and being more prone to tangling
My lines are very short so they don't tangle much anyway
Posted on 11/7/12 at 8:18 pm to Capt ST
I put a loop in the line, top and bottom, one below the weight to allow the weight to slide
The top loop goes through the hole in the keel
The top loop goes through the hole in the keel
Posted on 11/8/12 at 4:53 am to Croacka
How much are the weights going for? I don't have egg sinker mold, but have bottom rig(bank) molds in the 6 oz and 8 oz. Maybe make some to sell cheaper then any store sells them if anybody is intersted. It is what I use on my decoys. Could ship thru USPS.
This post was edited on 11/8/12 at 5:11 am
Posted on 11/8/12 at 7:46 am to Croacka
I'd eliminate the swivel, only advantage would be if you take your weights off your dekes at the end of season. Just one more thing in line to f up. But I knew there was something on the end for a clip. Only used them a couple of times and they used to light of mono and they got tangled as frick. But I've got some with 300# line and the sack gremlins figure out how to tie them in knots too.
Posted on 11/8/12 at 1:55 pm to Capt ST
I bought some tanglefree brand decoy line and their crimps to make mine
Maybe would have been cheaper at the tackle store but it wasn't too expensive
Maybe would have been cheaper at the tackle store but it wasn't too expensive
Posted on 11/8/12 at 2:01 pm to Croacka
The only problem I could see about using these things is that if you are hunting deeper water or open water, the wind would sail your decoys. And also WTF you do if your hands get cold as shite? Trying to clip or unclip would be painful.
Posted on 11/8/12 at 2:09 pm to fishfighter
Clip what?
You make a loop at the bottom to clip to a carabiner or similar, it's pretty easu
And you make them long enough for the water you hunt in
I don't roam around, I'm never in more that 2' of water
You make a loop at the bottom to clip to a carabiner or similar, it's pretty easu
And you make them long enough for the water you hunt in
I don't roam around, I'm never in more that 2' of water
This post was edited on 11/8/12 at 2:11 pm
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