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Location: Central WI | Has anyone ever used 1/2" pine using screw eyes? I figure with wire thru construction i'd be okay, but wondering if anyone has used wood this thin with screw eyes?
The screw eyes are glued in with Devcon 5 minute epoxy. Also have two layers of Etex.
The lure works great..has a nice wobble and works well twitching. Think I'd have issues with the screw eyes pulling out or the lure failing somehow?
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Location: KY | You should not have any problem with pine. Especially if it is sealed well. |
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| pine has a tendency of if as. crew moves at all the things toast.
its the density. cedars are more fibrous. we tried pine years back. very sweet to work but its life cycle was very short..
just mho |
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| I had a problem using screw eyes because I thought they would pull out. I have done through wire for years. Now I predominately use screw eyes.
Even though a .091 eye is large it has a coarser thread than the .073. I prefer the coarse thread.
Drill the hole to the shank size of the screw, run the screw in, then remove it. The important part, is to drill the correct size hole. You want the screw to cut threads as it goes in, and not crush the surrounding wood.
Now, I use a very small squeeze bottle with 5 min epoxy or Gorilla glue and squirt it in the holes. Usually do 4 or 5 baits at a time. Insert the screw eyes and wipe off the excess.
This is done in 9/16" Pine more often than not, but I do the same for Aspen and Cedar. I have never had a screw eye pull out!
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| I use Redwood, Cedar, Spanish Cedar, Mahogany amd other wood that I can get my hands on and I've made 5/8" thick cranks with .092 split rings but I never use 5 minute expoxy, I always use 2 ton. I seal them by dipping 2 or 3 times and 2 coats ETex and I've never had a failure yet. I am tedious about getting wood with the tighest grain possible. I use CA Redwood for the beauty and natural patterns it has, but plain CA Redwood has grain so fine that it's hard to see some times. After one sealing dip, I can drop it and it sounds like a bowling pin. The correct size pilot hole is a must, but using all top notch products for each step will make sure your lures last. |
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