Bdubs Posted October 24, 2020 Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 would a wooden door hinge joint strong enough to support large fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted October 24, 2020 Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 How large a fish are we talking about? It really depends on size of the joint, type of wood, and amount of material in the "tear-out" section of the hinge...but generally I wouldn't risk it. Even many resin baits have composite doorhinge joints for durability. DoomDiver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdubs Posted November 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 musky, they are the main species I go after with big baits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon P Posted November 9, 2020 Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 On 11/7/2020 at 7:31 PM, Bdubs said: musky, they are the main species I go after with big baits. hit up the tackle underground forum, they have a lot of muskie plug making nuts. They also make musky-specific hook hangers. DoomDiver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomDiver Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 One of the guys I know who builds wooden musky baits commercially uses 3+inch screw eyes for his lures. These aren't jointed though. Personally I twist my own .051 wire in the 3+inch range and epoxy it in (much stronger than the bend out strength of a screw eye of the same diameter) but a jointed lure gives the fish more leverage against the screw eyes than a single piece so take that as you will. Personally I wouldn't trust a wooden door hinge joint on musky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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