That's how I did mine and it was good to go. Btw, when the conversion was done, did they tune the bait with more weight? For it to sink or is it still a Floater?
I did the conversion when the bait was first released. I chopped off the portion on the bait with the weight and split it in half to remove it. Then epoxy everything back together. Not sure if you have the spring and ball bearing in it but I left all those other components and it swam just as good as any other 250s.