Need help with lure making

[keithdog]

I've gotten around to making a couple wooden popper bodies and I am needing to order the screw eyes for attaching the hooks and line tie in the mouth of the popper. I really have no idea what size eye screw to order. should I get 1/2 inch length in .050, .057, and so on? The popper will be between 3-4 inches in length and used for bass fishing. Actually I am having a buddy of mine use his power wood working stuff to fasion the bodies for me as I don't want to invest in all that stuff for just a few bodies. I found out how hard carving hard woods by hand is, lol. He got the first body to me today. Not quite exactly what I was looking for so were still working on the final body design. But I'm gonna rig this first body up to se how it floats. Also, when I get to painting it, what should I do as far as applying a sealer and painting? I'm planning on using a simple can of spray paint for the lure. Won't look nearly as good as the lures I see posted here, but for a basic black or white it should do fine. Just not sure if there is any particular sealer and type of paint that is best used for painting wooden fishing plugs. I'm assuming a spray on acrylic wiull be a good finish coat.