JessRey

Thanks quickdraw! So, please excuse me if this sounds like a dumb question but which diameter do you use for you 8" baits? As far as the lengths, that's pretty convenient for me since I ordered all three sizes of both diameters today. I ordered some 0.62 and 0.51 Mag wire shafts too, will these be enough or overkill for the hinge pins?

Nathan, bass is the target audience. Should I use the same diameter for all eyelets; e.g. Line tie, hook hangers, joints?

Thanks Rob! I wasn't sure about length for the eyelets. I found some posts last night on another forum and the same was said, holds threads fine and a few have used gorilla glue as well. I'll probably just order a assortment of sizes and have them on hand for the future builds.

Sorry. I guess material would help. The current few I'm working on are PVC board so that is what im speaking towards. Also, I've got some dimensioned Alder blanks left over in my shop from a few guitar bodies I never cut out that I want to use as well.

I've recently started carving some big swimbaits and am looking for some info as to what size screw eyes to use, length, diameter (0.92) is what was recommended to me from a buddy but I wasn't sure if 2" was enough or too much. If this is one of those type of forum topics that has been covered time and time again, sorry for being that guy. However, if someone knows the direct link to the post(s), I would greatly appreciate that instead. I'm going back to the search function now. Thanks everyone!

Hello everyone! I just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. My name is Jesse and I'm new to making lures but experienced in my wood shop. I'm making big swimbaits for fun right now and stumbled on this site, which has been an enormous amount of inspiration and help. Thanks for sharing all of the knowledge on here and I'll be posting some pics and asking some questions soon. Darn "search" function works to well and I haven't had to ask a question yet since it's all pretty much here.