NSpannTx Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Ok guys I have been lurking here for a little while and finally registered so I could ask a question. I have built a couple of poppers and am happy with those so far. Now I want to venture into making crankbaits. I want to know how you guys decide on what angle and length you need to get a certain depth your looking for in a crank? Is there a magic formula or is it just experience? Thanks in advance. Noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
folk Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Just have a look at commercial cranks. You'll see that the longer and straighter the lip (esp. with tow-eye on lip), the deeper it goes. And vica versa, the steeper, and shorter the lip, the shallower your lure comes. I think no formula, just try and error, or copy some tried-and-true bait. Have a nice weekend! folk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 check out this link http://www.tackleunderground.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1803&highlight=dbait the dbait has helped me in creating different style lures using almost the same dimensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camel1918 Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Jamie, That's the schematic that got me going as well. It really helped me with my first and took a lot of guess work out of it. Taught me some things as well. Good luck NSpannTx Mark H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
