Swimbait Joint Leverage

[RiverSmallieGuy]

I was reading some of Vodkaman's older posts, and came across this one;

and as I was reading it, when I got to the section where he talks about inertia, I was thinking about what he had said. He had said (this is paraphrasing) that you can use the weight as a way to resist change of direction, and thus result in a wider glide. He had also said (once again, paraphrasing) that placing weight at the very front and the very back of the glider would restrict motion because the joint cannot produce enough leverage to move it. I was thinking about ways to increase the leverage produced by the joint, which I believe would increase how wide the glide was. Several possible variables came to mind: Joint angle, Lure thickness and taper, joint spacing, lure length, tallness of profile, and joint location. Does anybody know anything about how to manipulate joint leverage, be that increasing it or decreasing it?

 

Braden

Edited February 27, 2022 by RiverSmallieGuy
Left out info

[Big Epp]

I'm no physicist, and I might be misunderstanding your question, but I think it's more about manipulating the variables you mentioned than doing anything to the joint itself. Different styles of joint (pin, hinge, double loop) have different characteristics, but I view the joint itself as the pivot point in this picture I found on Wikipedia... The joint itself is not really a variable here as much as all the other pieces are. Are we on the same page on this?

[RiverSmallieGuy]

2 hours ago, Big Epp said:

I'm no physicist, and I might be misunderstanding your question, but I think it's more about manipulating the variables you mentioned than doing anything to the joint itself. Different styles of joint (pin, hinge, double loop) have different characteristics, but I view the joint itself as the pivot point in this picture I found on Wikipedia... The joint itself is not really a variable here as much as all the other pieces are. Are we on the same page on this?

We are on the same page-- I am trying to find a way to make a 7-8 inch glider glide as far as a 9-10 inch bait. Sorta like taking a S-Waver 168 or 200 and making it glide like a Deps 250. I know there is a way to do it, I mean there just has to be, just gonna have to go through a ton of testing and prototyping.

 

Braden