{"id":43,"date":"2014-06-03T21:03:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T21:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lurepartsonline.com\/?p=43"},"modified":"2014-07-17T18:02:19","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T18:02:19","slug":"how-to-make-a-balsa-crankbait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lurepartsonline.com\/wordpress1\/how-to-make-a-balsa-crankbait\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Balsa Crankbait"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the finished balsa crankbait covered in this tutorial.<\/p><\/div>\n

Want to learn how to make a balsa crankbait by hand and pick up some neat tricks and tips along the way?<\/h2>\n

Sit back and let us share some great tips with you from UK-based lure maker, Paul Adams.<\/p>\n

Paul has been making lures at home for a long time. So it’s not surprising that he’s learned a lot while doing it, and he shares some great info in videos and lure templates to show you exactly how he does it.<\/p>\n

Paul covers things like carving the balsa wood into an actual crankbait body, creating the slots for the diving lip, the through-wire and the belly weight.<\/p>\n

He also teaches some great tricks for sanding the lure body and shaping it to get it just right, using common everyday items and tools.<\/p>\n

To top it all off, he even includes a complete materials list and a template to use!<\/p>\n

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This is a pic of a partially finished, hand-carved crankbait by Brandon Seutter. The photo shows the carved body with the lip slot, through-wire slot and the hole for the belly weight.<\/p><\/div>\n

To the left is a great photo of a hand-carved crankbait by Facebook user Brandon Seutter.<\/p>\n

Brandon follows a lot of the same steps and processes that Paul Adams lays out in his video below.<\/p>\n

The process of making these baits 100% by hand can be a bit lengthy, but it pays off with a completely custom bait where you have complete control of every step of the build process.<\/p>\n

Creating your lures this way is pretty satisfying and allows you to make small, subtle changes where you want to or need to in order to make a lure that perfectly suits your needs.<\/p>\n

Below, you’ll find a video that shows you the first set of steps to follow, to get you started. So grab a piece of paper and a pencil and be sure to take some notes and learn from this incredibly-talented lure artist.<\/p>\n