Beepoes

Nice Bob....what kind of depth are you getting with that lip and the weight?

Rod

Well.....I don't know except to say "real deep". I was fishing a lake where 40 ft off the bank sits you in 50 ft of water so couldn't bump bottom to verify it. I know it's much deeper than a DT-16. I'm shooting for 20+ and the lip angle has alot to do with it. The chartreuse bait's lip is set at 10 degrees. The pearl bait's lip is at about 3 degrees and is glued to the very top of the old lip slot. However, it has less exposed length. I was worried the chartreuse bait might not swim because the line tie is only slightly less than 50 % of the distance between the nose and the tip of the lip. "Standard" would be around 40%. But it swims nicely and stays deep - in fact, it swims way under the boat when retrieved, which is a good sign. So now I gotta rethink another "rule" I'm guessing the huge lip area in front of the line tie is functionally similar to a longer lip front. I haven't tested the pearl bait yet. I enjoy modifying commercial baits to make them do tricks, probably 'cause I hate shaping lure bodies!

Good.