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Message Subject: Some new 5" & 7" Cranks

JPMYERSLURES

Posted 6/17/2010 4:21 PM (#446090)
Subject: Some new 5" & 7" Cranks

Posts: 34

Location: OHIO

Here are some cranks I finished last weekend.. All are 5" and in the 1.7-1.9oz range with exception of the 7" gold foil Sucker pattern..
Colors: Copper foil, Fire Shad, Gold foil, Natural Shad, and Gold foil Sucker..
John

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ebenezer

Posted 6/17/2010 11:18 PM (#446140 - in reply to #446090)
Subject: RE: Some new 5" & 7" Cranks

simply scha-weet! i'm drooling!

bigbite

Posted 6/18/2010 8:58 AM (#446165 - in reply to #446090)
Subject: RE: Some new 5" & 7" Cranks

Posts: 1348

Location: Pewaukee, WI

John those paint jobs are outstanding!! It looks like they could swim away under their own power.

jakejusa

Posted 6/22/2010 4:19 PM (#446794 - in reply to #446090)
Subject: RE: Some new 5" & 7" Cranks

Posts: 994

Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan!

The eyes are a great touch along with the fin it does look alive. very nice work!

ToddM

Posted 6/22/2010 6:38 PM (#446814 - in reply to #446090)
Subject: RE: Some new 5" & 7" Cranks

Posts: 20212

Location: oswego, il

Those ar great looking baits!

I do have a question, how do the baits run with a horizontal line tie? Never seen a crankbait with a line tie in that direction.

CiscoKid

Posted 6/23/2010 12:08 PM (#446947 - in reply to #446090)
Subject: RE: Some new 5" & 7" Cranks

Posts: 1906

Location: Oconto Falls, WI

Those are some great looking baits!

MuskyFix

Posted 6/23/2010 4:58 PM (#447036 - in reply to #446947)
Subject: RE: Some new 5" & 7" Cranks

Very Nice baits

JPMYERSLURES

Posted 6/23/2010 5:32 PM (#447044 - in reply to #446814)
Subject: RE: Some new 5" & 7" Cranks

Posts: 34

Location: OHIO

ToddM - 6/22/2010 7:38 PM

Those ar great looking baits!

I do have a question, how do the baits run with a horizontal line tie? Never seen a crankbait with a line tie in that direction.

Thanks for all the good comments, i appreciate it very much..

Hey Todd,
They run great w/the horz tie positioning.. It helps keep the roll under control without having to add more weight.. one less splitshot used in belly..

Also I assemble & pre-test every lure prior to painting and I can tune the lure during pre-test.. Bending the horz tie alters the depth it runs by bending tie slightly up or down..

if you're familiar w/the old Creek Chub Pikie lure or Creek Chub Surfster, they had the thru-wire horizontal tie coming out of the metal lip.. You would tune it by bending the tie as I described.. Both of those lures are still widely in use today in saltwtater for stripers..
I caught onto the horz tie by having made & custom painted hundreds of Pikies & Surfsters for striper guys on the east coast over the years..
Thank again everyone,
John~

JPMYERSLURES

Posted 6/23/2010 5:37 PM (#447045 - in reply to #446090)
Subject: RE: Some new 5" & 7" Cranks

Posts: 34

Location: OHIO

Heres a couple more shads I just finished a few days ago.. One is another natural & the other is a new color: Albino Bleeding Shad..haha..

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JPMYERSLURES

Posted 6/27/2010 2:19 PM (#447523 - in reply to #447045)
Subject: RE: Some new 5" & 7" Cranks

Posts: 34

Location: OHIO

Here is a medium size Ohio farm pond Largemouth Bass I caught today.. I was swim testing a few lures and hooked this fish, decided to take a photo.. The lure is one of my handmade crankbaits, and is 5.5" and 2.3 ounces.. It is in a silver foil shad pattern.. I was wearing my lucky Ramones T-shirt, and caught the bass on my third cast.. Ok, so the lure worked great, testing is over!...
Jp~

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