Tie Off Location And Lure Action?

[MarkNY]

To this point ive only made my lures with the line tie off located on the nose of the lure but i would like to try mounting it on a diving lip. What are the general rules on how these two setups affect lure action? thanks, mark

[JRammit]

U got some nice lookin cranks man! Id like to see how those swim... Ive only made one so far and it failed... Did alot of reading up and got some good advice from another member to get me going on my 2nd shot... Check out the thread "lip size vs depth"

[Vodkaman]

MarkNY - there are no hard and fast rules. As a rough guide to a starting point, I would say; measuring from the nose to the tip of the lip, less than half way, 2:5. But a lot depends on lip length and width, body length, width and shape.

Think of it this way; between a shallow swimmer with the eye on the nose to an untra deep diver with the eye half way down the lip, there are an infinite number of variations were the correct position of the eye can be anywere between these two positions.

You should view the TU gallery and images of commercial lures similar to what you plan to build and try to get a feel for the position that they have used. But still, this is only a starting point. The ideal position for your lure can only be determined by testing.

If you have already built the lure then post up some pics showing the top view and a side view so that experienced members can give you an opinion about where to start. It would be useful to include a rule in the images, so that there is a reference to point to.

Me personally, I would build the lip too long with the eye too far back and gradually trim back the tip of the lip until the lure worked how I wanted. This way I can get an answer from one build. This is a sacrificial build, because you have to carry on trimming beyond what you might thing is the best position, to find out if there is any more available.

Make notes of measurements.

DAve

[MarkNY]

thanks guys