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 </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <FONT style='color:#000080;font-family:"BankGothic Md BT";font-size:22pt;'><B><I><MAP NAME=ma000000 > <AREA COORDS=2,3,467,88 HREF="http://thelmdfg.com/contents/weekly/index.htm" ALT="http://thelmdfg.com/contents/weekly/index.htm" TITLE="http://thelmdfg.com/contents/weekly/index.htm"> </MAP> <IMG SRC="intro_i00003b.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE USEMAP=#ma000000 WIDTH=468 HEIGHT=90 > </I></B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s29 style='text-align: center;'> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s29 style='text-align: center;'> <B></B><FONT style='font-size:14pt;'><B>Fishing Lure Design, Lure Ballast Design </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s29 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:14pt;'><B></B></FONT><B>Pages from The Art, Sport & Business of Lure Making, </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s29 style='text-align: center;'> <B>Book #1, Chapter III, Lure Ballast Design </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s29 style='text-align: 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(bal-last): </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B>1.  </B></FONT><FONT style='color:#800000;'><B>Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;'><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B>2. </B></FONT><FONT style='color:#800000;'><B> Aeronautics. something heavy, as bags of sand, placed in the car of a balloon for control of altitude and, less often, of attitude, or placed in an aircraft to control the position of the center of gravity. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;'><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B></B></FONT><FONT style='font-size:12pt;'><B>ATTITUDE (at·ti·tude):  </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B>1. </B></FONT><FONT style='color:#800000;'><B> Figure 1. The orientation of an object's axes relative to a reference line or plane, such as the horizon, or</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT style='color:#800000;'><B>imaginary line. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;'><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;'><B></B></FONT><FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B>Figure 1. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B><IMG SRC="intro_i00002e.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=446 HEIGHT=90 > </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='font-size:12pt;'><B></B></FONT><FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B>1. Hooksets as ballast. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B></B><B>2. Cast on Hookset Harness, Insert Ballast. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B>3</B><B>. Found shape (pre-cast slip sinkers) ballast. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B>4</B><B>. Ballast is the lure body. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B>5</B><B>. Cold-pour lead (encapsulated birdshot) ballast. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B>6. Tungsten Heavy Powders. (<A class=s29 HREF="http://thelmdfg.com/contents/weekly/zerob/">Make Super Lures</A>) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s29> <FONT style='font-size:12pt;'><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=right class=s1 style='text-align: right;'> <TABLE style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:0mm" WIDTH="98%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="6" CELLSPACING="2" > <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B>1. Hooksets as ballast.</B></FONT> <B>Figure 1-A. demonstrates how a floating topwater lure is ballanced vertically by the weight of the hookests. The lure is positioned in an up-right attitude by the weight of the belly hook. Otherwise; the lure would lay on it’s side. </B></DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <B>Figure 2-A. illustrates a cross section view of a typical floater/shallow diver. Figure 2-A. demonstrates a floater/shallow diver at rest on the surface. Figure 4-A. demonstrates a shallow dive angle during forward motion. This type of lure will return to the surface when forward motion is stopped. </B></DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <B></B><FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B>2. Cast on Hookset Harness, Insert Ballast.</B></FONT><B> Figure 2-B. illustrates a small amount of ballast cast onto the hookset harness. A small amount of ballast placed forward of the center of axis can cause the lure to have a slight nose down attitude, but may not be enough weight to cause the lure to sink. Figure 3-B. & Figure 4-B. This pre-determined nose down attitude, will cause the lure to dive at a steep angle, and rise to the surface much slower, if at all. </B></DIV> <DIV class=s41> <FONT style='color:#000000;'><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=right class=s41 style='text-align: right;'> <FONT style='color:#000080;font-weight:normal;'></FONT><FONT style='font-weight:normal;'><A class=s41 HREF="intro_000002.htm">Go to Lure Ballast Design, Page 2</A> </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s24 style='text-align: center;'> <TABLE style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" > <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <FONT style='color:#800000;'><B>  </B></FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></B></DIV> </B></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></B></DIV> </B></DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s17 style='text-align: center;'>  <a href="http://www.fishusa.com/Affiliates/affiliatewiz.asp?BannerID=22&AffiliateID=599&Task=Click"><img border="0" src="http://www.fishusa.com/Affiliates/affiliatewiz.asp?BannerID=22&AffiliateID=599&Task=Get" width="468" height="60"></a>  </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=right class=s41 style='text-align: right;'> <B></B><FONT style='font-weight:normal;'><A class=s41 HREF="intro_000002.htm">Go to Lure Ballast Design, Page 2</A>   </FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=right class=s41 style='text-align: right;'> <FONT style='font-weight:normal;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s29 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:12pt;'><B></B></FONT><B>Lure Ballast = Ballance & Attitude + Dive Angle, Depth & Action </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s29 style='text-align: center;'> <FONT style='font-size:12pt;'><B></B></FONT><FONT style='color:#FFFFFF;font-size:8pt;'><B>10 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <TABLE WIDTH="460" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="10" CELLSPACING="2" > <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV class=s41> <B></B><FONT style='color:#000000;font-size:12pt;'><B>About Zero Buoyancy:</B></FONT><B> The ballast weight is adjusted so the lure will rest in water; not floating on the surface; yet not sinking. With a few retrieve cranks on the reel, or a rod tip swoosh (pull); you can cause the lure to dive. When forward motion is stopped; the lure will sit still in suspension. It will not return to the surface. If you choose; you can adjust the ballast to allow the lure to rise or sink slowly. </B></DIV> <DIV class=s41> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV class=s41> <B></B><FONT style='color:#000000;'><B>Figure 5. & Figure 6. are illustrations of a lure ballast that is designed to put maximum weight in a small lure body. This ballast design also helps support and strenghten the small gage wire form hookset harness. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s41> <FONT style='color:#000000;'><B> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s41> <FONT style='color:#000000;'><B>A combination of the size, weight and location of the ballast, and the hydro dynamic shape of the lure body cause this lure to glide (swim) forward during free-fall. In-other-words; the lure’s behavior (action) does not require forward motion (retrieve). </B></FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></B></DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'>  </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <TABLE style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" WIDTH="98%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" > <TR> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <B>Figure 1-A.  </B></DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <B> </B><FONT style='color:#800000;font-size:12pt;'><B> <IMG SRC="intro_i00002c.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=150 HEIGHT=18 > </B></FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></B></DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <IMG SRC="intro_i00002a.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=452 HEIGHT=95 > </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1>  </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <TABLE style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" WIDTH="98%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" > <TR> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <B>Figure 2-A.    </B></DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <B>Figure 2-B.     </B></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></B></DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <IMG SRC="intro_i000030.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=397 HEIGHT=93 > </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <TABLE style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" WIDTH="98%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" > <TR> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <B>Figure 3-A.    </B></DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <B>Figure 3-B.     </B></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></B></DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <IMG SRC="intro_i000031.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=460 HEIGHT=107 > </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <TABLE style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" WIDTH="98%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" > <TR> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <B>Figure 4-A.    </B></DIV> </TD> <TD WIDTH=50% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <B>Figure 4-B.     </B></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></B></DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <IMG SRC="intro_i000032.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=460 HEIGHT=103 > </DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'>  </DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <TABLE WIDTH="98%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" > <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <B>Figure 5. </B></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></B></DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <IMG SRC="intro_i000034.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=454 HEIGHT=85 > </DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'>  </DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <TABLE WIDTH="98%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" > <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <B>Figure 6. </B></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></B></DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'> <IMG SRC="intro_i000035.jpg" BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=453 HEIGHT=85 > </DIV> <DIV class=s1 style='text-align: left;'>  </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1> <TABLE style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" > <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1>   </DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV> </DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0>  </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0>  </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s0>  </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s18 style='text-align: center;'>  </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s18 style='text-align: center;'>  </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s18 style='text-align: center;'>  </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s18 style='text-align: center;'>  </DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s6> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s6> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s6> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s6> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s6> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s6> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s6> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s6> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s6> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s6> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s6> <B> </B></DIV> <DIV ALIGN=center class=s6> <B></B><TABLE style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" > <TR> <TD WIDTH=100% VALIGN=TOP > <DIV ALIGN=center class=s1>   </DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>  </DIV>