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toothycritter88

Posted 10/24/2013 2:59 PM (#670128)
Subject: repair of a wooden crane twitch bait?

I have a wooden crane that I can't find anymore and I had a fish eat it and when I set the hook the eye got ripped sideways and the bait doesn't run right. Has anyone ever fixed something like this?

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figure8out

Posted 10/24/2013 3:48 PM (#670150 - in reply to #670128)
Subject: Re: repair of a wooden crane twitch bait?

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I think the best your going to do with it is straighten out the thru-wire to about how it was and fill in the void with some 5-minute epoxy or plastic-weld shape it as you go. gently tune. may get a couple fish out of it yet, that's what i've come up with in fixing balsa. That is a great bait right there especially that pattern it has worked well for me this year.

Edited by figure8out 10/24/2013 3:53 PM

esox911

Posted 10/24/2013 5:01 PM (#670181 - in reply to #670128)
Subject: RE: repair of a wooden crane twitch bait?

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I have fixed many Cranes--All you can do is straighten the lead wire and use 5 MIN EPOXY to hold in place and seal the wood--it will break again---great Baits---I love them---but the balsa wood is fragile. I saw some that color combo at Rollie and Helens in Minocqua Wi, earlier this season.

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