CedarLakeMusky Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 I was looking at making some jointed lures. I was wondering what is used to hold the pieces of the lure together. Should I use screw eyes? I would have too open one screw eye and the bend it back when I put it over the the other eye. Is this strong enough when caughting bigger fish? Any ideas would be great! Thank you, CLM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhopkins Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 I was looking at making some jointed lures. I was wondering what is used to hold the pieces of the lure together. Should I use screw eyes? I would have too open one screw eye and the bend it back when I put it over the the other eye. Is this strong enough when caughting bigger fish? Any ideas would be great! Thank you, CLM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhopkins Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 lots of people use screw eyes. epoxied into the bait the will hold well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefin1 Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Im currently trying to make a few right now and I was told to use a swivel and pins or you can use a plastic hinge cut to your size or you can make the hinges with sheet metal. but any who in tutorials there is a guy making a bait using pvc board but it shows you how to use the hinge style. well hope you figure it out. like I said im still working on it but good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 (edited) I hand twist my hook hangers and line ties out of stainless wire, and it's easy to make body joints the same way. Just make an eye from wire, then make the second eye with the loop through the first eye before you twist the shank into a screw shape. I install the hinges after finishing the crankbait. Edited September 12, 2010 by BobP 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 If you use a screw eye/hinge pin method, you can adjust the screw eyes in or out to fine tune your lure's swimming action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman82 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 If you use a screw eye/hinge pin method, you can adjust the screw eyes in or out to fine tune your lure's swimming action. If you were making jointed bodies for muskie baits Mark, would you use stainless steel screw eyes or do you thinnk the nickel plated brass ones in say an inch long and 0.063" diameter wire would be sufficient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 If you were making jointed bodies for muskie baits Mark, would you use stainless steel screw eyes or do you thinnk the nickel plated brass ones in say an inch long and 0.063" diameter wire would be sufficient? I have never seen a muskie in person, but I've caught a lot of barricuda, and they look a lot alike to me. Big, strong, lots of sharp teeth. I'd never use anything less than .092 sst screw eyes, at least 1 1/2" long. Brass is too soft. There is a pike fisherman, Jeep, who is a member here. He just posted a video of some fish he caught with his Esox swimbaits. Check out his video, and give him a PM. He'd be the perfect guy to give you some first hand advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskydan666 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 I have never seen a muskie in person, but I've caught a lot of barricuda, and they look a lot alike to me. Big, strong, lots of sharp teeth. I'd never use anything less than .092 sst screw eyes, at least 1 1/2" long. Brass is too soft. There is a pike fisherman, Jeep, who is a member here. He just posted a video of some fish he caught with his Esox swimbaits. Check out his video, and give him a PM. He'd be the perfect guy to give you some first hand advice. Hi,Like Mark I only use some .092 s.steel screw eyes!For musky baits brass is realy to soft!Cheers.Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vafishing Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I hand twist my hook hangers and line ties out of stainless wire, and it's easy to make body joints the same way. Just make an eye from wire, then make the second eye with the loop through the first eye before you twist the shank into a screw shape. I install the hinges after finishing the crankbait. How do you attach those pins into the bait to make sure they will not come out? Just epoxy them into predrilled holes or something? Just getting ready to make my first attempts at swimbaits and trying to get all my ideas in place on how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) If you're using wood, then by all means cover over the holes with epoxy after they're in place. It's not to keep them in the predrilled holes, it's to keep as much water out as you can. If you're using PVC, there's no need to seal the holes, since it's totally waterproof. My pins are a snug fit. If I think a hinge pin is a little loose, I'll put a slight bend in it near the top, so it's forced into the last part of the hole, and it holds fine Edited February 3, 2012 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I fix the top and bottom of the pins with a dab of UHU soft glue. The pins are not under any load that is trying to pull them out. The top coat of epoxy is plenty to hold them in. To remove, simply grind the epoxy, which has to be removed anyway and tap the pins out with an old drill bit. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtrick Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 How do you connect the joints together? I’m having trouble with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaswimbaiter Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 10 hours ago, Dtrick said: How do you connect the joints together? I’m having trouble with that What kind of connection? Double screw eye or screw eyes with a pin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
