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b e ad was added and an o v e r
h a nd knot. The bead sto p p e d
t h e leadcore loop goin g b a c k
u p the leadclip body. A l e a d
w as hung on the lead core l o o p
a n d with the use of a bai t i n g
n e edle the loop was p u l l e d
t h rough the bored hol e an d u p
t h e stem of the lead cl ip. O n c e
t h e loop was out a sli ve r o f
r o lled PVA nugget was pu t i n
t h e loop to secure the l ead f o r
c a sting - IT WORKED!! I m a d e
t h e side hole longer to red u c e
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the acute angle the lead core
was at to make it release
more easily once the nugget
had softened. The two pieces
of leadcore in the lead clip
tail gave just enough friction
for the lead to be picked up,
s e t th e h o o k , t h e n f a l l o f f. T h e
o t h e r th i n g i t a l l o w e d y o u t o
do was pull the lead off from
t h e b a n k . It d i d n t r e l y o n t h e
f i s h t o d o i t . Yo u c o u l d n ’t d o
this with lead clips. The tiny
P VA s l i v e r c o u l d t a k e a f u l l