bubby Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 I 'm new hear I have made crank bait for years but never used serew eye what size do i need i alway made my bait out of balsa but now i trying wester cedar i make bait that are 1' to 3' long will they work good made out of wester cadar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 I 'm new hear I have made crank bait for years but never used serew eye what size do i need i alway made my bait out of balsa but now i trying wester cedar i make bait that are 1' to 3' long will they work good made out of wester cadar Buddy, western red cedar has good moderate density at about 21 lbs/cu ft. The only problem is contains red oil that can bleed through your finish unless you prime it with a solvent based primer. Can't comment about store bought screw eyes because I hand wind my own from .041" soft ss wire. You can custom size them to your crankbait, which I like to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
