Jig makers, please help

[stratos 375]

Most of my fishing hours are spent pitchin & swimmin a jig in water less than 4'. I usually always throw a 1/4 oz jig with rattles and a jumbo plastic pork frog. There are times when I  need just a little more "hang time" than a 1/4 oz can offer.

Has anybody ever experimented pouring jig heads out of any metal lighter than lead, such as tin, zinc or aluminum? Would something like this work to allow a jig to "glide" a little more? Would some type of plastic resin work ?Has anybody seen anything like this for sale?

A lot of times I find myself taking a dremel tool to my jigs and knocking about a gram or so of lead off the sides. Then re-painting. And I do realize that you need more than just a can of Sterno to melt aluminum. Thank you in advance for any answers.

[stratos 375]

sorry, I realize that I should have posted this in the tackle section, please feel free to move it as needed. thank you.

[IDbasser]

I made some football head jigs in 1/8oz with same hook for the 1/4oz for my uncle who wanted a really slow fall rate, of course I have some for me.

[islandbass]

I think one of the advantages of lead is its relatively low melting point. 

However, if 1/8 oz jigs are out of the question, then perhaps you might consider using some type of buoyant foam and place it behind the jig head. The foam's buoyancy should counteract the lead's weight.

The material I am picturing is something like piping insulation or the material that "dink" floats are made of.

[Tim1980]

You could also make a fuller skirt, which would slow it down a little.