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Lead wire for rolling meat ?

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Jack Magill

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Sorry for repetition as I’m sure this topic has probably been covered but just wondering what people use for weighting their hook while rolling meat . I know you can use tungsten putty and shrink tube but this can get pricey and also the hook weight can’t be changed easily .
Also I know there is fly tying wire but I don’t think this is heavy enough on the rivers I fish, so thinking soldering wire is a better option ?
Any links to what type wire and wire diameter would be great , mainly for fishing the middle Severn and Teme . Cheers 🤙
 
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I've used fuse wire from work. It's little stiff, and you have to use small pliers to finish it off, but it works ok.
 
Think it might be 30a. It's difficult to twist around the shank as it's not very soft. There's probably better options, but it was all I'd got at the time. It seems to work though.
 
Avoid solder as most have a flux core. Nash do lead wire which I tend to use , I have also used partridge Czech nymph hooks before which have leaded bodies Still tend to go back to a small lump of plasticine on most occasions though
 
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