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| now for the REAL question. Anyone know of the above?? Triple D's, Buchers,
and others, nope. Just screw eyes and tow eyes imbedded in plastic and lexan. How much force does it take to pull these out? Is there any tests done on these components prior to distribution? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Of course there is testing done, and of course the lures hold up. I doubt a fish could exert enough force to pull a bait like the Bucher or Triple D apart. The hooks would straighten out first. |
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Location: Greenfield, WI | Slammer Crankbaits always have had stainless steel wire harnesses all the way through the bait, attaching the your line to EVERY hook! The baits are made of wood. The harnesses are epoxied into the bodies.
Edited by Steve Van Lieshout 2/22/2003 5:51 AM
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Location: Eden Prairie & Pine Island | Thru wire comstruction is way cool on some baits, but I also make large crank baits out of solid oak and maple. I use 1&1/2" or 2" magnum screw eyes that go in so tight the wood squeaks! I then put two coats of Enviro on them. There is no way those are coming out from a fish or a snag; you're going to bend out your heaviest hooks first. I have tried pulling them out and jerking them out; not go... my 3X VMC's bent though. Depends on the lure's makeup and design in my opinion. |
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| The Triple D was pull tested to over 200 lbs. with no failures. No need to test further than that, other equipment will fail first. It was pretty scientific, me hanging from it on a fork lift and wiggling like a fish. Try that… |
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| I heard of a fish biting a Bobbie bait in half once.
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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY | Steve is right the hooks would bend or the leader or line would break first.Over all the years only had one Depthraider pulled apart,on a Jtd one the eye pulled out on the tail,but that was when the fish was in the net,the crankbait was hooked on the rim and a 50" musky twisted till he pulled it apart.One crankbait that was famous for pulling apart on big fish was the 2600 series Pikie Minnow by Creek Chub,we ended up puting longer screw eyes in every one of them.Then there was the bad batch of Jtd 10" Believers where the tail sections came off.But most crankbaits on the market today stay together,some may be hard to tune to where they will run straight again after just one fish caught & released,another issue.
Legend Perchbaits and Plows are through wire constructed and will hold up to all the abuse any 50" and up musky wants to thrash out!
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Location: Madison, WI | I think your lip would have ripped first!!!!!!!! |
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Location: Jamestown, Pa. | My friend and I make a thirteen inch wooden crank in two styles and they have heavy thru wire construction. We are making limited amount per year and they are available in just about any color you can think of. They will be on display at the Three Rivers Expo March 7th thru 9th.
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