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| These pics show how I go about building my thru wire baits when using the belly slot method. I fill in the slot with strips of the same wood used to make the blank. Some baits have been known to split or separate at the seam over time due to the wood expanding/contracting. This helps to eliminate that. The strips are cut to fit tight against the wire and are tapped or pressed into place using Devcon 2-ton epoxy. It's a bit less messy than filling with resin and extremely durable. A lot would have to happen before these baits would ever come apart.
Edited by All Eyes 9/4/2018 11:17 PM
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| Quality Work right there.... |
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| esox911 - 9/5/2018 12:50 AM
Quality Work right there....
Thank you! |
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| Look sweet :D |
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| Zinox - 9/6/2018 2:28 PM
Look sweet :D
Much appreciated!
Here are some more pictures showing that method used on other baits.
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| #*^@, that's a nice pike pattern as well :D |
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| Zinox - 9/7/2018 1:33 PM
#*^@, that's a nice pike pattern as well :D
Thanks! They are a fun pattern to paint. |
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| Awe man love that pike too. Almost got the perch wet tonight but the rain changed my mind |
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| Here is another method that I came up with to add weight to my thru wire baits. I made these thin strips of lead that get pressed into the slot. It removes any doubt about them being perfectly centered, and also eliminates the need for drilling holes and patching them in. To make these weights, I poured lead about 1/8" deep into a metal Altoids box and then cut them into strips.
They worked out really well and didn't take long to do.
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| Landonfish - 9/8/2018 6:48 PM
Awe man love that pike too. Almost got the perch wet tonight but the rain changed my mind
Have you had a chance to run your perch bait yet? I'd love to see a big ski attached to it. |
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| Have ran it but no takers yet. |
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| What are you using to bend your wire, I’m using heavy .078 and haven’t found a great way to bend it yet |
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| The wire I use is heavy spring steel and can be a bear to work with. These jewelers pliers are how I go about forming the loops and round bends.
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| where did you got these wire mate ?? feel free to pm,i can keep secret |
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| What the .078 wire? |
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| It is .062 spring stainless. I bought a big coil of it online quite some time ago but can't remember a manufacturer. |
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| is it as hard to bent as the spinnerbait wire 0.062 made out of stainless steel,or its as soft as ss welding rod? |
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| It is hard spring stainless. I don't like to use the soft wire for my baits. |
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| All Eyes,
Amazing attention to detail! Your baits look great! How do you cut the slot in your baits that the wire eventually goes into? |
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| Thanks rosko2-
The wire slot is cut with a table saw while the blank is still in block form. |
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Location: NE Ohio | AWESOME work right there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Yup, unreal work! That spring steel can be a bear to bend! You got that very straight, I had trouble with that. Do you use a router for the rounding over part of your lure? |
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| Thanks guys!
No router on these Eastman. They are carved and sanded with the use of templates that help check for symmetrical sides. |
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