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Location: Central Wisconsin | I am looking to start attempting to make my own twitch baits.I was thinking about using balsa wood with a thru wire setup. I have done some messing around with thruwire but found once the wire was thru how to tie off andkeep it looking clean like factory ones do.
My questions are:
1. Is there a better wood for twitching?
2. How have some people made the eyes for thruwire?
3. have people cut the baits in have, inserted the thruwire than glued them back together?
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Location: Waconia,MN | I use cedar, and screw eyes epoxied in. Tested it by hanging it up and pulling myself up on it with no problem, hooks will straighten out our screw eyes will open before it would ever pull out. |
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Location: WI | ^ x2 |
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Location: varies | i once took apart a big game balsa. they have a cut down the entire length of the belly and the thru wire is a pre made harness inserted and glued or epoxy filled in the slit. the lead was at the belly hooks. So they are not true thru-wired. Few baits are true thru-wired. some are slits, some are two halves glued. a few makers that i know are true through wired are hosebaits, amma bamas and I believe Franky are too to name a few. probably adds to why they are spendy. Not an easy task drilling and threading wire through a bait. I dont think they use spring tempered stainless wire either as it is difficult to bend. they use stainless, just not tempered i believe but could be wrong. |
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Location: WI | Most of the traditional style cranks and twitch baits have the slot with wire harness epoxied or glued in the bottom. I have restored some really early grandmas that used 10gauge copper wire and wood. I personally use screw eyes and have done some testing of strength and broke a titanium leader and a few hooks. But no problems with the eye screws. This also allows easier weighting also.
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Location: Central Wisconsin | Thanks for the advice everyone. I think I am going to try cedar instead of balsa. Where do you guys normally get your wood? Online or in person? Also general weight distribution for a twitch is in the back correct? |
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Location: WI | I have been buying my cedar at menards. I have looked everywhere locally for 3/4" sanded both sides and have not found it. The 1x ( 3/4") stuff is all rough sawn on one side. So I buy decking which is just under a full 1" thick and plane it to the width I want. Sucks but I have called every wood dist. I can think of and it's all the same. Wife hating is just trial and error based on the size and shape of the bait. |
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Location: Central Wisconsin | I will check out Menards and hopefully report back to you guys in a month or so with some prototypes! |
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Location: WI | Trophyseeker50 - 11/30/2014 9:
. Wife hating is just trial and error based on the size and shape of the bait.
Whoa! Weighting not wife hating. Yikes. Don't tell my wife! Lol
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Location: varies | ^You may want to hit Jared on your way home, just to be safe. |
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Location: Central Wisconsin | Trophyseeker50 - 12/1/2014 9:38 AM
Trophyseeker50 - 11/30/2014 9:
. Wife hating is just trial and error based on the size and shape of the bait.
Whoa! Weighting not wife hating. Yikes. Don't tell my wife! Lol
Hahahah |
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| I found that Alaskan Yellow Cedar works real well for twitch type lures. Trial and error for the lip placement, size and shape, but that goes with anything with a lip. I've never done thru-wire, and am impressed by those who do it. I use screw eyes and 2 ton epoxy with good results. One benefit of the Alaskan Cedar is the aroma. My favorite smelling wood. |
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Location: Central Wisconsin | I will look into finding that Beaver!! I have a shoulder surgery coming up. Dang pitching, that will slow my trial and error process down but I appreciate the advice! |
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| Beaver - 12/11/2014 9:14 PM
I found that Alaskan Yellow Cedar works real well for twitch type lures. Trial and error for the lip placement, size and shape, but that goes with anything with a lip. I've never done thru-wire, and am impressed by those who do it. I use screw eyes and 2 ton epoxy with good results. One benefit of the Alaskan Cedar is the aroma. My favorite smelling wood.
Yeah, AYC does have a certain aroma when cut. Cuts smooth and sands nicely too. |
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