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| As I am experimenting with all different types of lures, hair and wood both, I'm wondering what you, the experts, decide for wood choice when making slide/gliders and rise/dive jerkbaits? I'm trying to start out by mimicking the Suick and Reef Hawg, I have access to all types of wood and was wondering if any of you could indulge the best type of wood for each type of bait? I'm also making topwaters ..... Thoughts??????? |
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Location: Chicagoland | Most will say beechwood for jerkbaits. Its great to work with and nice and heavy |
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| yes or maple |
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Location: Oregon | or poplar |
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| or say... African mahogany |
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| or say... African mahogany |
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Location: holland | the best wood is surinaams wood.
you think wy??
because that wood is not working 
(litle joke) |
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| Maybe since there are so many good wood options out there you can tell me what wood I definitely don't want to try |
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Location: Antioch, IL | Morning wood. What ever you do don't use morning wood. |
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| Luckily for me I'll be working in the afternoons  |
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| Gliders; maple hard or soft works good hard maple you dont need as much weight, just enough to make it turn soft maple you need a bit more to make it sink a bit and turn. Suick style stuff, southern yellow poplar is great, hard wood also works but you wont have as much action to your baits. Top water depends on how much hardware your gonna hang on the bait, some hard woods will work like soft maple. Dont forget hickory #*^@ heavy wood for gliders. I'm not going to disclose my go to wood for making baits but its some where in between all of them good luck! |
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Location: Calgary, Alberta | Fir is one of my favourites for flat sided cranks. It's fairly easy to cut & sand but it's very tough wood which is great since I mostly use screw eyes; never had one pull out yet! I'm in the middle of trying fir for gliders so I will post my results when done. The only challenge with fir is it has a very heavy grain so it takes a little more finish sanding than most wood. |
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