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Location: On my favorite lake! | I am interested in making some of my floating crankbait suspend. I have heard you can use oil to do this. Anyone know what type is best or what other process other than lead tape or screw in weights to use? |
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Location: Hayward, WI | I think a lot of guys use cooking oil. The purpose of oil is just so it doesn't freeze like water would if the baits are left out in the cold or you fish into the fall. Other than that, you could try soldering wire wrapped on the hook shanks, led strips, or screw in weight systems. Or, you could do the old drill holes and epoxy in egg sinker thing. I think what method you use depends on what type of bait you are modifying.
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | One thing to remember is bouyancy changes with water temp. What floats in 36 degree water temp may sink like a rock at 70. you may screw up alot of baits with drilling and pourng lead, but heck, neccesity is the mother of invention. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Try soldering wire wrapped aroudn the hook base. You can take it off or add more as needed. This is how I get my suspended lures to work right. I melt mine into holes then but you can leave it on the hook bases. Jsut amke sure it does not get in the way of hooking the fish. Easy on bigger hoooks but not on smaller.
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| A bunch of different sized bell sinkers can work wonders, plus give the bait some added noise. Easy to change weights for changing conditions and you don`t have to wreck any of your baits. |
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Location: Racine, Wi | You can try using different hooks as well. If you updsize to a 4x hook, depending on the bait, it may give you a little more hang time without having to do too much to the bait itself. |
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