I use whatever I have.
cedar is good for swimmer because it's light
needles can be anything , weight it how you want it.
mostly I like AYC but it's getting to be a hassle to find and expensive, so I use scraps. Lots of my needles are maple from leftover scraps. I have some 8/4 maple that will make wonderful darters someday.
here is a batch that just got val oil
