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Beaver

Posted 12/27/2014 9:09 PM (#745504)
Subject: Crankbait Question

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Do any of you guy reinforce the face and lip area of your lures to help protect against collisions with rocks and stumps etc. I was thinking of adding a coat of 2-ton epoxy to the whole face all the way to the back of the lip for some deep divers I'm making. I wonder if that will even help if you hit a rock trolling at 4 or 5 mph. This is why I really admire guys who have mastered thru-wire lure construction. They can break, but the lure's hooking hardware still holds together.
Anybody?

Trophyseeker50

Posted 12/27/2014 11:52 PM (#745511 - in reply to #745504)
Subject: Re: Crankbait Question

Posts: 791

Location: WI

I don't think it's worth it. As long as you have a good slot for the bill and get even epoxy on it when you install it , the weak point will be the lip itself. With a standard 1-8" lip it real doesn't matter , if it hits rocks at speed it's broke. IMO

Beaver

Posted 12/28/2014 4:18 AM (#745516 - in reply to #745511)
Subject: Re: Crankbait Question

Posts: 4266

Thanks to one of my best friends on this site, all of my 8" and larger cranks are all made with 3/16" Polycarbonate. I save the 1/8" for 6'and smaller and for very shallow runners.

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