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the right combination/amount of weight was achieved the position of the line was marked onto the lure as this would be the position for the hole to be drilled into the lure to accommodate the lead. The lead and lure were then left aside together ready for drilling out and weighting. Fitting Internal Weights To My Homemade Lures There are two ways as far as I can see to go about fitting internal weighting to wooden lures. One way is to drill a hole at the required position in the lure body and simply melt and pour the lead into it. The other way is to mould the lead into a dowel or pellet and fit this dowel into a hole drilled into the lure body. The first method of simply melting and pouring the lead into a hole in the lure body would involve less work but you would really need to know the correct diameter and depth of the hole required before drilling any holes in the lure blanks. As I had not done this before I did not want to risk drilling a hole in the lure body that would be th