Stringjam Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 I hope nobody is sick of my prototyping posts - - I just thought posting some of my newbie progress and thoughts might be of interest to anybody else just starting out. Since my deep crank proto process is on hold until I can get it into some real lake water, I thought I'd start my second favorite design type. This is going to be a 2 1/2", shallow diving, square-billed crank. It's going to be a moderately tight wiggler - not too much roll. Some definite Charlie-O influence going into the lip design and angle, but the body is far more angular - more of a rounded / flatside hybrid. Edit: Initial trial video: Quote
Super User islandbass Posted December 16, 2009 Super User Posted December 16, 2009 Nice! Keep posting. I don't see how anyone could get tired. If they are, ebonically, they be jealous of yer skillz, fo sho'. ;D Quote
BIG M Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 You have been bitten by the bug and bad. You do realize there is no known cure for this sickness. It never stops, you will never be satisfied, always looking for the next great design. By the way the bait looks really good. Just to tease you a touch, I have several new baits to be revealed in the next month. Cold water specials and you will want at least 1 of each ;D Quote
whittler Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Like that design, should work out very well. One of the big advantages of using Sintra/PVC is that you can change lips and hardware while testing without worry of the body absorbing water. Just a touch of super glue or hot glue will allow changing hardware with no problems. Quote
BobP Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Body by Jon. Nice! A nice thing about Sintra is that is has no grain to fool your eye while shaping/sanding. I'll probably always be a wood whacker but there are some advantages to man made materials. Next thing you know, you'll be molding baits from 16 lb foam. Quote
BIG M Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Bob, don't give him any new ideas ( he loves foamies). Balsa wood all the way for me. Quote
Stringjam Posted December 17, 2009 Author Posted December 17, 2009 Bob, don't give him any new ideas ( he loves foamies). Balsa wood all the way for me. ;D I think I have my hands full at the moment trying to learn to build around one material - - although in time I would like to experiment with woods like balsa, cedar, and paulownia, and possibly urethane foams as well. Here's the video from my initial assembly and testing: At this point, it is acting very similar to the Charlie, except that it definitely has a bit wider kick (especially when slowed up during the retrieve - the tail seems to "kick out" wider than the Charlie)....a little bit more roll maybe as well. I have more experimenting to do, but I'm happy with the initial results (and still always in shock that when I put these things together they actually do something... ;D ) Quote
BIG M Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 From the video that bait looks to have a lot more tail kick than the charlie by Marty bait ;D Take 1 of my no name cranks and do a little side by side test between those 2. Watching your bait reminds me of the no name crank. Just wait till you catch a fish on one of those you've made. Quote
zbass Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Nice job! Looks killer. Still want to know what you call the paint job. LOL Quote
Stringjam Posted December 17, 2009 Author Posted December 17, 2009 Nice job! Looks killer. Still want to know what you call the paint job. LOL Sexy Sharpie. Quote
Stringjam Posted December 17, 2009 Author Posted December 17, 2009 From the video that bait looks to have a lot more tail kick than the charlie by Marty bait ;DTake 1 of my no name cranks and do a little side by side test between those 2. Watching your bait reminds me of the no name crank. I'm really not sure why it ended up being so much wider(?) The line-tie positioning, lip style and angle are very similar to the Charlie. The only thing I can think is that it might have something to do with the body shape. My bait has a pointed snout (like an RC 1.5) so the overall location of the lip/line-tie is farther down the nose of the bait. I'm going to try a lot of different lips and combos in this proto, though......there really are a TON of options on these shallow cranks to mess with. I think I'll also make another one with the lip moved down from the line-tie a little with increased angle. Quote
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