rofish Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Hi! I have made a small crankbait, so small that I could not find a place for a second hook tie. Went to the water, and foud out that the crankbait has a vertical wobble, omething like a horse at full speed. I can tell you it is not a matter of lip shape, because all the lips I have tried had about the same action on the lure, only that the one I have chosen seems to have a more accurate action. I know there are crankbaits with such actionon the market. What I do not know is wether such action triggers or not the feeding action of the fish. Anyone knows something about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 I think the up/down is probably due to having the line tie so far up from the surface of the lip. Who can say what bass will bite?, but I have best luck fishing baits with what I feel is a more natural side-to-side action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUCBOS Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 If you dressed that treble with a few short strands like a spinner bait skirt and an umbrella collar, you will have a heck of a small frog bait to throw around boat docks. Imade some small ones just for that, but yours probably have a better frog action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUCBOS Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 If you dressed that treble with a few short strands like a spinner bait skirt and an umbrella collar, you will have a heck of a small frog bait to throw aroung boat docks. Imade some small ones just for that, but yours probably have a better frog action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpbullet Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 IMO, the action that you are seeing is due to 2 factors. One, the placement of the line tie as mentioned earlier. Two, it doesnt appear that you have a ballast weight, so that is going to change the action also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rofish Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I forgot to say that the lure is a floating one, and has a ballast weight in the belly, a very small one, of course, due to the size of the bait. The 2 twisted wire ties go parallel inside the body, and have a length which is almost the length of the lure. These wire ties add weight, so in order to have a floating lure, I had to add only a tiny piece of lead in the belly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
