jtibill Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Which material is the most widely used to make commercial hard baits like crank baits and stick baits? Thanks, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Balsa Cedar Abacchi is just my guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I would think it's some kind of a foam. It's by far the cheapest, easiest way to mass produce exact copies of lures, time after time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 swede has stated it.. definately easier on production tooling also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 I think , that the biggest share of commercial crankbaits is made of plastic , though I don't know the exact plastic kind and name . They are glued or welded(in a special technical process)together of two halves , previously steel shot and wire forms set in . Well-known products of this kind are the crankbaits from the "Mann's" line . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 I think , that the biggest share of commercial crankbaits is made of plastic , though I don't know the exact plastic kind and name .They are glued or welded(in a special technical process)together of two halves , previously steel shot and wire forms set in . Well-known products of this kind are the crankbaits from the "Mann's" line . I agree. I should have said plastic instead of foam, but....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Commercial wooden lures are seemingly in minority against commercial plastic baits , so far , so good ! But by reading over Swede's statement again , it came into my mind , that there might probably be a difference in terms of the wood used for lures between American and European manufacturers . I read many describtions inside lure catalogs , therefore I can tell , that the Finnish "Nils Master" line is made of abachewood , also the Finnish "Turus Ukko" lures , the famous , also Finnish , "Rapala"(wooden)lures are made of balsawood . On the other hand , American-made wooden commercials(sorry , can't think of model names right now)are stated to be made of cedar or basswood , sometimes pinewood or maple , smaller baits of course of balsa , too . These woods , except balsawood , you hardly find used for European commercial lures , as far as I am concerned. I guess , this fact has to do with traditions and also easy access to those materials locally . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
