Wrench needs a Mullet!

[Smalliebigs]

12 hours ago, ColdWaterFshr said:

better deal here.  Support Amazon rainforest....

https://www.amazon.com/BOOYAH-Baby-BOO-Jig-Black/dp/B003ZZD18A/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2L63ZD0J4HKDP&keywords=jig%2Band%2Bpig%2Bjigs&qid=1703132743&sprefix=jig%2Band%2Bpig%2Bjigs%2Caps%2C222&sr=8-5&th=1

You are definitely still the queen of the douche rockets on this forum lol wow

[tjm]

What is the perceived advantage of tungsten in a 1/2oz jig head?   

[Mitch f]

9 hours ago, tjm said:

What is the perceived advantage of tungsten in a 1/2oz jig head?   

Harder material produces better feel on the bottom due to the transfer of high frequency vibration.

The noise banging against rocks is more distinct to the fish. 
 

Smaller profile is more finesse and has the ability to slip through the fishes closed mouth  easier, increasing hook up ratio. 
 

ps. I also heard (but I can’t verify) that the denser material shows up better on forward facing sonar. 

[TRRANGER]

Mitch, those are really nice

[ColdWaterFshr]

21 hours ago, Smalliebigs said:

You are definitely still the queen of the douche rockets on this forum lol wow

 

Do you ever get that not so fresh feeling . . . . ?

 

ROCKET DOUCHE, by Sir Elton

 

Wrench packed my bags last night, pre-flight

Zero hour, 9 a.m.

And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then

I miss this page so much, they miss my spite

It's lonely out on Table Rock

On such a timeless glitter boat ride

 

And I think its gonna be a long, long time

'Til tungsten jig-heads from Mitch are on the end of my line

I'm not the Masengil they think I am at home

Oh no, no, no

I'm a rocket douche

Rocket douche

🤣🚀

 

[Flysmallie]

I assume it’s much harder to make the tungsten heads? 
 

Seems anyone can melt lead and pour a head. Does tungsten melt as easily as lead? 

[Mitch f]

12 minutes ago, Flysmallie said:

I assume it’s much harder to make the tungsten heads? 
 

Seems anyone can melt lead and pour a head. Does tungsten melt as easily as lead? 

All tungsten is made in China and shipped over… we do the skirts here

The temperatures are so extreme to melt the tungsten that the hooks would melt so the process is done differently

[tjm]

8 minutes ago, Mitch f said:

Does tungsten melt as easily as lead? 

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One of the most remarkable of tungsten is its incredibly high melting point. At a staggering 3,422 degrees Celsius (6,191 degrees Fahrenheit), tungsten has the highest melting point of all known metals.

On the other hand lead melts at just 327.5 degrees Celsius (621.5 degrees Fahrenheit), so in terms of heat Tungsten takes about ten times as much.

But that high melt point would also melt the molds, so tungsten powder is compacted and sinterted/welded instead of being melted and cast, I don't know enough about the process to describe it. I've also read about using injection molding of tungsten  using a polymer binder. Either method sounds pricey for building jigs, with to me not much gain; and that was why I asked about the advantage of tungsten. I'll buy that the harder more compact head makes a different noise and may have a better "feel" when in contact with the bottom, but I'm not convinced that the smaller head size aids much in number of hookups, 

[Mitch f]

5 minutes ago, tjm said:

On the other hand lead melts at just 327.5 degrees Celsius (621.5 degrees Fahrenheit), so in terms of heat Tungsten takes about ten times as much.

But that high melt point would also melt the molds, so tungsten powder is compacted and sinterted/welded instead of being melted and cast, I don't know enough about the process to describe it. I've also read about using injection molding of tungsten  using a polymer binder. Either method sounds pricey for building jigs, with to me not much gain; and that was why I asked about the advantage of tungsten. I'll buy that the harder more compact head makes a different noise and may have a better "feel" when in contact with the bottom, but I'm not convinced that the smaller head size aids much in number of hookups, 

That’s not actually my quote… The one you referenced above

[Mitch f]

8 minutes ago, tjm said:

On the other hand lead melts at just 327.5 degrees Celsius (621.5 degrees Fahrenheit), so in terms of heat Tungsten takes about ten times as much.

But that high melt point would also melt the molds, so tungsten powder is compacted and sinterted/welded instead of being melted and cast, I don't know enough about the process to describe it. I've also read about using injection molding of tungsten  using a polymer binder. Either method sounds pricey for building jigs, with to me not much gain; and that was why I asked about the advantage of tungsten. I'll buy that the harder more compact head makes a different noise and may have a better "feel" when in contact with the bottom, but I'm not convinced that the smaller head size aids much in number of hookups, 

Have you ever fished tungsten heads? They are far superior to lead with the feel of the bait.