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| I have a few creepers that do not run very well. Can anyone tell me how to tune a creeper? |
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| three things to get you started - 1) hold the lure horizontal at eye level and look directly at the nose of the bait. Do both wings hang down at the same angle? If not, make it so. 2) hold the lure at eye level, point the nose to the sky, back or belly view doesn't matter. Do both wings hang back at the same angle? If not, make it so. 3) are both wings cupped the same? If not, make it so. Now it should run at least OK, and it will be up to you to determine how much down angle, back angle and cup you need to get the sound you like. |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | I like to cast them intentionally against docks on shore and usually that does the trick |
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| bending the wings down a bit will usually cure a creeper that 'plows' water. Rule of thumb: bending wings down makes the lure walk with shorter, quicker steps. Bending them up makes the steps longer and more exxagerated. By bending i mean twisting them, making the cup face the water more or less depending on direction. Bending the wings forward so the engle is more acute will also often solve the 'plowing' issue, and will do largely what is described above, with the twisting of the wing up or down, being done first(to see if bending the actual wing forward is needed) and then last as fine tuning adjustments. |
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| Before you adjust the lure, understand that there is a certain retrieve speed that is optimal. You have to experiment to get it just right. Usually, slower is better.
Brian
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