crankbait weight ????

[pat_walker_fishing]

Ive seen pics in magazines of cranks were they have a little weight hanging from the front and sometimes back split ring.....Does this effect anything other than the weight?? also what are they called where do i get them? thanks guys

[Raul]

Ive seen pics in magazines of cranks were they have a little weight hanging from the front and sometimes back split ring.....Does this effect anything other than the weight?? also what are they called where do i get them? thanks guys

It affects the bouyancy, but sticcking a weigth to the belly of the bait you turn a floating bait into a slow rising or neutral bouyancy ( suspending ) when you need to. Storm manufactures self adhering lead strips and lead dots for that purpose ( Suspend strips/ suspend dots ).

[Fishes in trees]

Go to Bass Pro and look around in the weights section.  There are quite a few ways to add weight to cranks.   There are plusses and minuses to each method.

[iceintheveins]

Suspendots and strips are good products to help slow the rise of your cranks or get them to suspend. It's pretty tough to get a very buoyant bait to suspend though, you need a lot of dots or strips. But baits that rise a little slower are easy to turn into full suspenders with these.

[skunked_again]

split shot squeezed on the front hook.

shhhhhhhhhhhhh its a secret.