Belly grommets

Any of you guys make jig to bend belly grommets to fit the contour of the plug. I have been bending them the best I can by hand but its hard as hell...

this is how i do it hope it helps...

wow Smitty your quick...So easy I cant believe I didn't figure it out. Thanks

kind of hard to tell in the pic but im bending the part that you slip in to the plug body not the outer ring..

when you oval the insert part of the grommet it will make the outer ring curl up ....

Just tried it and it works great :pirat:

that little tip will cost you a custom plug lol......... :face:

I was just dealing with exactly this problem.

Thanks guys.

how about a and three

NICE LITTLE TRICK SMITTY. TY.

this doesn't work for my grommets (the 3/8" ones)

gc; Come over to my shop and bend up a bunch. I have a gromitizer made my Lu.

for my plugs, I usually drill with a 1/2" forstner bit until the hole is just below flush with the lure, then follow it up with the 3/8" forstner to the through-hole.

leaves a nice little "countersink" for the belly grommet to sit in.

now i know and knowing is half the battle, thank u guys

drill a hole the same dia. of the belly grommet in a piece of 5/8 steel stock. then insert belly grommet and with a rubber mallet you can form the outside to sit nice and flush and contoured to the belly.

I countersink

Start with a 3/8 forsner and go just deep enough to flatten the surface or maybe indent just a touch, then switch to the bit you use to drill the belly hole and finish it off...... the forsner will leave you a nice centerpoint to work off of.

That tip will cost you some tail........ um um um........ I mean some of the tails Amy ties up

thanks for showing that trick, now I can stop smashing them in with a sledge hammer to seat them because when I miss the plug gets smashed

I just stopped using them! I am able to use a heavier swivel without the grommet!

I just make mine to fish and they don't care if the plug has a grommet!

jerseydave wrote:I countersink

Start with a 3/8 forsner and go just deep enough to flatten the surface or maybe indent just a touch, then switch to the bit you use to drill the belly hole and finish it off...... the forsner will leave you a nice centerpoint to work off of.

That tip will cost you some tail........ um um um........ I mean some of the tails Amy ties up

The correct term is "counterbore" A countersink is a tapered hole for a flathead screw. just sayin!

Old Doc C wrote:

jerseydave wrote:I countersink

Start with a 3/8 forsner and go just deep enough to flatten the surface or maybe indent just a touch, then switch to the bit you use to drill the belly hole and finish it off...... the forsner will leave you a nice centerpoint to work off of.

That tip will cost you some tail........ um um um........ I mean some of the tails Amy ties up

The correct term is "counterbore" A countersink is a tapered hole for a flathead screw. just sayin!

Nice to have you aboard Bill........ I was starting to relax a little but shoulda known better..... thanks for keepin me on my toes..... :)

[quote="Old Doc C"]

jerseydave wrote:I countersink



The correct term is "counterbore" A countersink is a tapered hole for a flathead screw. just sayin!

LOL . Always the engineer if it is the Bill I am thinking of

[quote="ProfessorSteel"]

Old Doc C wrote:

jerseydave wrote:I countersink



The correct term is "counterbore" A countersink is a tapered hole for a flathead screw. just sayin!

LOL . Always the engineer if it is the Bill I am thinking of

It is! Hi Paul.