The Hunt For Big Fish with Larry Dahlberg

Larry,

What gauge brass wire are you using in your general applications? Have you had any tensile strength issues?

Does the soft wire run the risk of straightening out when a big fish goes crazy?

Cal

size of wire depends on size of lure. never any issues with failure. The size of loop or eye has a lot to do with how "bendable" it is.
You'll see 3 sizes in the makelure site. The smallest (.035) i'd use for bass sized cranks, minnow lures etc, Medium (.045) for lures in the 3/4-1 1/2 oz size, and the largest (.057) size for stuff bigger than that.
Obviously tuning is the reason for brass, plus it's much easier to work with when forming a wire thru type harness.
good luck,
L