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chadw18

Posted 11/13/2013 3:41 PM (#673276)
Subject: Shortening Lip

Posts: 364

Location: Central Wisconsin

Best Way to shorten the lip on a crank bait to make it run shallow? I have heard grinding it down, anyone do this before?

woodieb8

Posted 11/13/2013 4:04 PM (#673280 - in reply to #673276)
Subject: Re: Shortening Lip

Posts: 1530

best buy a new lure. normally baits and lips are designed as 1 unit.

Trophyseeker50

Posted 11/13/2013 6:57 PM (#673312 - in reply to #673276)
Subject: Re: Shortening Lip

Posts: 791

Location: WI

Use a disc sander. That way you can get it straight.

ShutUpNFish

Posted 11/14/2013 8:35 AM (#673385 - in reply to #673276)
Subject: Re: Shortening Lip

Posts: 1202

Location: Money, PA

It also depends on the angle of the lip....If the lure is designed to be a deeper diver and you try shortening the lip, often times it will not run properly if at all. I would certainly take small amounts off at a time and test and repeat.

chadw18

Posted 11/14/2013 9:07 AM (#673393 - in reply to #673276)
Subject: RE: Shortening Lip

Posts: 364

Location: Central Wisconsin

Thanks everyone! Yeah its a baker bait with the square lip so I will try the disk sander in little amounts.

MartinTD

Posted 11/14/2013 10:51 AM (#673420 - in reply to #673276)
Subject: Re: Shortening Lip

Posts: 1158

I've used a file. If you're removing a lot I would use a belt sander and finish with the file.

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