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| whats a good kind of wood to use for makeing a top water lure and where to buy it.thanks |
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| some use cedar. go to your lumber yard. |
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| Good bouyant woods work the best for most topwaters , the cedars ( red or white ), white pine (without knots ), have even used butternut, some WTD topwaters use maple for their baits, sits lower in the water , It's fun to experiment , try all kinds see what you like the best for the baits you are making, HAVE FUN WITH IT!!!!!  |
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | The good thing about cedar is that it's relatively consistent in terms of buoyancy compared to pine. The thing pine has going for it is that it tends to be more buoyant which may be what you're looking for. Woods like maple and oak are tough as they may actually sink once you add all your hardware. |
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| I don't know if anyone else has tried it, but what do you guys think of hickory for a walk the dog lure? I made a chop dive jerkbait out of it, and without any weighting it seems to float low on the surface and very slowly rise on the retrieve. I have access to some decent pieces of hickory and figured that free is best if it works. |
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| I have a bunch of knotless 2x2x12 pieces of Eastern Red Cedar. If you're going to throw it on the lathe, it could be what you need. Where r u located? |
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| I do not have a lathe, just like woodworking, but thanks. After talking to my dad, I found some decent chunks of cedar, and will begin a fun summer project. I made that jerkbait from a piece of a branch I actually cut, and worked it down to size with hand tools. It was a lot more work than a lathe, but I enjoyed being able to put a little offset curve and personality into it.
Edited by CM_IA 6/13/2010 8:18 PM
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