steve48

i am looking for something to do this winter and im thinking about carving some muskie lures.i have made one lure before out of balsa wood which was fairly easy shaping the lure but adding thru wire and e-tex without a turner was tough. this time im looking to make some type of crank/twitch and jerk bait of out some harder wood. what kind of wood is fairly easy to carve but still can hold screw eyes? for harder woods do i still need to add e-tex or something to keep if from absorbing too much water or is that not a problem. and for you guys who carve lures what do you use? i have heard pocket knives and wood carving knives work but im looking for more insite(brands, prices, sizes). im not going to make 100's so i dont need power tools or anything like that and i dont mind taking time to individually carve each lure out. as you can see im pretty lost and confused in this subject so any thing will help. thanks for any help.

i just bought a kit of etex lite and this is the first time i am using it, let alone any top coat. how do i apply this stuff to a 9 inch balsa wood muskie bait? i see you have to mix it really good and do i pour it on or brush it or what? and how to i keep it so theres an even coat? i know there is a 5 page post on clear coat right now but i dont want to go through all 5 pages of you guys arguing to find something. any info will help. thanks steve s. http://www.frvmuskie.com/

can't yopu buy 4 oz kits of etex lite? it says iyt covers 1 square foot. thats not too much.

i was told to get etex for my clear coat but dont get etex lite. i amj confused because all i can find it etex lite. is there such thing as just plain etex (not etex lite) and whats the difference if there is a plain etex. thanks steve