CnFIndy Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 What is the best way to secure the line tie and bill to a balsa crankbait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) I glue them in with Rod Bond slow cure epoxy Paste. If the epoxy bond is broken on a balsa bait’s lip, you don't really have to worry because it will begin absorbing water and destroy itself anyway. I run a Dremel sanding disk over the part of the lip that will be epoxied to give the glue better grip and cut two small slots in the back of the lip to further anchor it, with a Drexel cut off disk. If the user does not slap the bait on the water’s surface to remove grass, it will last just fine. If he does, no anchor system I know of will save a balsa bait from eventual destruction. I choose epoxy for lips because it is more impact resistant than super glue or other adhesives I’ve tried. It also cures slowly enough that you have time to fiddle with the lip alignment to get it perfect before the glue hardens. Edited November 7, 2017 by BobP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CnFIndy Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Thank you for your help. Yea it's a bad idea to slap a wood bait on the water to get rid of the moss. You end up with lots of splinters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
