BIG M Posted April 23, 2007 Posted April 23, 2007 I just finished these for a new friend I met on this forum. I hope he likes all three. Quote
BOOYAH Posted April 23, 2007 Posted April 23, 2007 Very nice craftsmanship and paint as well!!!! Quote
Nick Posted April 24, 2007 Posted April 24, 2007 You have one lucky friend. I hope he can fish! Take care. Nick Quote
wickyman Posted April 24, 2007 Posted April 24, 2007 Very nice Big! You always produce the nicest lures! No matter what they are, they always look nice! You are a true craftsman! Do you make your own bills? The look a little thinner than the store bought bills! Very nice! Do they flex at all? Quote
BIG M Posted April 24, 2007 Author Posted April 24, 2007 Wickyman, those dive lips are made from g-11, I think it's Garolite. It is 1/32" thick and has very little to no flex, it's the best lip material out there IMHO. I also use polycarbonate 1/16" thick but that stuff will flex when used for a real long lip. Quote
wickyman Posted April 24, 2007 Posted April 24, 2007 Is there a benefit for having such a large lip? Seems like it would be an easy way to get a lure stuck, somewhere tight? I kind of like the smaller square bill myself, then again, the deepest spot in our large lake, is like 15 feet deep? It's a really shallow, natural lake. I just don't have a need to fish that deep... lol Quote
BIG M Posted April 25, 2007 Author Posted April 25, 2007 It takes a big lip like that to go deep, those baits were made to hit 18+ feet. The coffin shape helps with kicking off of structure. If you ever want to explore the depths of your lake you will need a bait with a big lip to hit 10 feet or more. The length of the lip is more important than the width. I don't fish the real deep ones very often, only on a couple lakes. I don't have a good feel for them, I like the shallow and med running baits myself. Quote
dampeoples Posted April 25, 2007 Posted April 25, 2007 That's me, I'm a shallow to mid-depth crankbait man, no such luck at the deep-uns, but that doesn't stop me from trying! Quote
wickyman Posted April 25, 2007 Posted April 25, 2007 Yeah, I prefer a shallow, or mid runner myself. Our lake isn't all that deep, I think 15-25 feet at the most, in the middle... Natural lakes are weird sometimes! haha Quote
Guest whittler Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Marty, again I'm in awe each time I see your work. Quote
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