I had a friend who used to make lures. He always buried stainless
steel wire through the line ties and hook ties. He told me that
those Steelhead would rip 'em right out otherwise. I realize you
are not casting your lures, but perhaps you can drill all the way
through the lure and install with wire rope/stainless wire, etc.

Drill through and twist a coil on the far side of the lure?


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I am building a very large fishing lure with Western Red Cedar.
Because
of its weight, I am worried that the front screw eyes I
typically use
will pull out. In fact, some tests I ran showed that the screw
would
come out. I could use a more dense wood like maple but I very
much
enjoy using WRC and besides that it's a wonderful wood for
making
lures.

I tried flattening out the head end of a 3" wood screw and then
drilling it out on the end for a line tie but it wouldn't quite
work.
Is there such a thing as a large wood screw with a hole on the
end of
it allowing something to be tied to it? I would like something
about
3" long.

Any ideas or suggestions much appreciated!

thank you

II