Codgeman13 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Hey fellas, I have been doing a lot of reading and decided last week to give crank bait making a go and found this site. I have carved my first bodies out of basswood. I only have the bodies made right now. I am thinkin about the wire through hook eyes, and line ties, but have no real clue other than the post about them how to do them. I have read some places that with harder woods you may not need them. Any suggestions on where to go from here. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whibley Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 With Bass wood I would go with the screw eyes. I would Drill a slightly skinnier hole in the wood then pus some Devcon 2 Ton Epoxy on the screw eye and screw it in. I think Bass wood is hard enough to use the screw eyes, but with wood like balsa wood its a must to make a through wire. Post some pictures when your done. Good Luck, nice to hear from a new maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Hardwood bass baits don't need through-wire construction and it's much more work than screw eyes or handwound ss screws. Just epoxy in the hangers, line tie and ballast. I use a piece of ss wire to plunge glue into the screw hole and also put some on the threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codgeman13 Posted March 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Thanks for the info. I have posted some pre-lim pics of the bodies. I am just getting started so I will put more up as i finish them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codgeman13 Posted March 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Here are the pics I couldnt get them to load earlier, but I got them now http://www.tackleunderground.com/photos/index.php?n=411 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomdart Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 You might get a good action from the one to the right of the quarter (more rounded shape) with the right lip and weighting. Similar shape once produced a thumping lure for me, but sank like a stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
