What kind of wood for making swimbaits?

[biteme]

My buddy and I are pretty handy and thought we would make a few swim baits. We have everything to make em but what kind of wood is used?

[Greg_Cornish]

Mostly Hickory but Balsa works if you find specialty long eye hooks and glue them in with 2 part epoxy.

[biteme]

We thought of Balsa but cant find any big enough. Would redwood work? Ill have to look for Hickory.

[BassManDan]

My buddy made a nice hand carved swimbait with a plastic tail (similar to the Rago's?!) But he carved his out of Bass wood, seems a little too good to be true, but Bass wood to catch bass, it makes sense. I think with the rigging and everything and a small amount of weighting, he has made it inot a slow sink type.

Bass wood, check it out.
BassManDan

[Greg_Cornish]

I get chunks of 4"X4" Balsa at an art store called Michaels Locally. Basswoods another. You can Buy some pretty good premade blanks on the net too, along with plastic lips etc I'll try to find the URL

[biteme]

Thanks! I went to Michaels but I guess my local one doesnt have any bigger stuff. They had sheets but nothing else. I just cut up some scrap in the backyard,lol SHHHHH dont tell the wife. I want to get something going!

[Greg_Cornish]

http://www.staminainc.com/
http://www.staminainc.com/plugs_hardwar ... ticks.html

[BassManDan]

The boys at Stamina are fantastic.
That site has almost everything you would need to MAKE a first class bass tackle arsenal. Check out the weedless Rite-eye jigheads, it is an excellent grass jig and a good all-around short range jig, 5/8 oz is nice to just get a bump up from the old half ton.

BassManDan

[bassenvy]

you should clarify as to what kind of swimbait you want to make. Floater,slow sinker,fast fall,jointed,lipless?? are you trying to make a mold,one-offs?

[biteme]

We just wanted to make one offs for ourselves. We made floaters. Im pretty happy with mine for a first one. We want to make a bunch now. Go figure,lol. Ill post pics tomorrow after the clear coat dries.

[mac (Doyle McEwen)]

Cedar is probably the best medium..We all know most woods will float, but some are better for carving than others..To me cedar is a definite happy medium for carving baits..

mac

[bruizer343]

I missed this post.

Im going to set up a bait building station in my garage. Looks like fun......I imagine the first dozen will be firewood.

[Phil]

GO TO YOUR WOOD STORE OR HOBBY SHOP AND ASK FOR BASS WOOD. LIGHT LIKE BALSA BUT STRONGER AND TIGHTER GRAINED.

JIGS

[Shad*Wizard]

What are MS Slammers made out of?...

[Vince Borges]

Recycled Broom Sticks. Its the green way of making baits. LOL

Vince

[Shad*Wizard]

That's what I was thinking too, Vince...Back to the garage!!!...

[Greg_Cornish]

What are MS Slammers made out of?...

Hickory i think