summitlures Posted July 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 oh, how much do you think my bait will weigh? But, I need to know how to weight my bait, without cutting it in half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpholeo Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I just go ahead and make my bait, put it together hooks and all, then i worry about weighting it. if you find you have a section that doesnt have enough room for a lead weight, then use tungston worm weights . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitlures Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyJ Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 He means he makes his lure, then float tests it and hangs weight on it until it sits in the water the way he wants, then he drills holes in the lure and adds the weight to the lure. There really is no way to get around either drilling holes in the lure or making the lure in halves to get the right amount of ballast in it. You don't have to cut a lure in half, however, to do it that way. Take two boards that are each roughly half the thickness of what you want the finished lure to be, stack them, then cut out your lure outline. Seperate the halves, put in weight and hook hangers or thru-wire, glue and clamp, then carve to final shape and seal the lure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitlures Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 oh, can you just drill through the bait, and use eyescrews as hook hangers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyJ Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 yeah, a lot of guys make them that way. Just be careful of using screw eyes in soft woods such as balsa because they MAY pull out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitlures Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 like, basswood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyJ Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I think guys use screw eyes in basswood. I haven't made one with screw eyes, so I am not sure what the preferred methods are, but it seems alot of guys drill holes, fill with epoxy and shove the screw eye in instead of just screwing the eyes. Like I said, I don't use this method, so maybe someone who does could chime in, or you could use the search function and search for other methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitlures Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpholeo Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I epoxy my screw eyes in basswood, but with expanded pvc I just screw them in without pilot holes or epoxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop custom Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 i hae carved out my body then split it and make a wire form to inlay inside of bait then epoxy the two half together on the softer woods. works very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
