Q: Why was brass chosen?
A: Brass was chosen because of its mix of metals for one. Its lead content is less than 3.71 %. It also is very line friendly with little or no abrasion. Salt water has very little effect on brass allowing kelp beds to be fished over and over with the same weight. It also can be shined when being used as a fish attractor.
Q: Why not tungsten?
A: Take a look at the 3/4 oz. MPW. The patented design is a cone at each end with the hole out the side. If using a standard size hook and let's say a sweetbeaver it will follow the entrance hole pretty well. If it was a 3/4oz tungsten weight (using the patented design), the sweetbeaver and hook would have to follow a hole 1/2 the size of the MPW which would be way to small of a hole for the bigger baits and hook to follow.
Q: Why don't you offer powder coated weights?
A: Powdercoating is very costly and when grouped together in a tackle box it chips off and must be recolored. You never know the right color wanted either. Mabe you prefer green pumkin, others junebug, some black some blue. I just use a sharpie in black. It works great and cost a lot less.
Q: Can I use monofilament line?
Sure..........Just not in my boat if you are short lineing. (Flippin,pitchin,etc) Monofilament has a tremindous amount of stretch, sort of like a rubber band, and if loaded to the max with any weight thats stuck, it can cause severe damage or injury upon its return.
Q: Why are you offering such a long shank hook?
A: The MPW works a little to well, so much that when brought to the underside of the cover, it can be up inside a little to far. That particular Owner hook hangs down below the bottom of the cover at the right distance to insure a good hookup ratio.
Q: Why does the exit hole come out the side?
A: Its a patent pending concept that when the rod tip is raised the weight stands on its end thus allowing it to enter the cover. There isn't anything to slow its entry for the first 1/2 of the weight either, unlike a hole at each end standard weight.
Q: You mentioned useing the weights as a C rig. Isn't it a punchin weight?
A: It sure is. It also is one of the best if not the best C rig weights I've ever used. Clear Lake Ca. is a rock infested snag hole and the 3/4 MPW works just awesome there. Using small and large brush hogs as the bait we drug around that pond for a half a day with only a couple of hang ups! That = more time fishing and less time snagged!
