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Tigger

Posted 3/14/2007 9:52 PM (#244870)
Subject: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 399

Location: Burton, Ohio

Hey everybody, Hope all is well. Been messing around with some 6" shad type cranks. Some different types of foiling type things and other stuff I have been tooling around with. Hope to give them a whirl after ice-off. I am going to have to throw my walleye boxes out of the boat and get some of those mega musky boxes! LOL
Take care
John

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muskynightmare

Posted 3/14/2007 10:01 PM (#244871 - in reply to #244870)
Subject: Re: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 2112

Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water

Ummmm, a motion doing something i would not do in front of guys i did not know. SWEET!

pamuskyhunter

Posted 3/14/2007 10:02 PM (#244872 - in reply to #244870)
Subject: Re: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 613

Location: big cove tannery pa

Nice looking cranks

schrump

Posted 3/15/2007 12:06 AM (#244887 - in reply to #244872)
Subject: Re: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 128

Do you have any shallow versions?

Grunt Lures

Posted 3/15/2007 4:58 AM (#244891 - in reply to #244870)
Subject: Re: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 786

Location: Minnesota

Your done Tigger! I just got my wifes roll of aluminum foil out. Three baits started. When I am done I will be able to cook anything! From cookies to chicken on these Grunts.

Hey, love that red one with the screen! That one looks like a fish producing powerhouse. As usual, very nice work!

James

PS-Another guess! You take highly bubbles swiss cheese and cut it thin and then cut to the shape of your bait. Let it dry and you have your perfect mold for the foil! Got ya on this one I think! Let me know if you need my address to send the free bait if I won the contest.

sorenson

Posted 3/15/2007 6:16 AM (#244899 - in reply to #244870)
Subject: Re: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 1764

Location: Ogden, Ut

So what are you doing - wrapping that foil around a pomegranate before putting it down?
S.

(Looks fantastic, btw)

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LeMay

Posted 3/15/2007 6:27 AM (#244900 - in reply to #244870)
Subject: Re: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 106

Location: Michigan

Those look super!

luredaddy

Posted 3/15/2007 6:32 AM (#244901 - in reply to #244870)
Subject: RE: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 135

John,
Ohio Muskies donot have a chance!! The West Branch and Milton fish will EAT them!!
John

darkwing1

Posted 3/15/2007 7:29 AM (#244913 - in reply to #244870)
Subject: RE: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 139

Tigger, I've been amazed at everything you've posted here.....great work. When are these bad boys hitting the open market?

musky-skunk

Posted 3/15/2007 11:36 AM (#244951 - in reply to #244870)
Subject: RE: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 785

WAY NICE

fatfingers

Posted 3/15/2007 11:54 AM (#244956 - in reply to #244870)
Subject: RE: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 351

You troll those at high speed the muskies will keep your day REAL interesting.

Tigger

Posted 3/15/2007 3:38 PM (#244995 - in reply to #244956)
Subject: RE: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 399

Location: Burton, Ohio

Thanks everyone! I like these little buggers. I do want to try a shallow version. The ice is almost off my casting area. I have some different lip angles and lip sizes I want to try. These run like a Hot-N-tot type action. I want to try them for some New York salmon in the fall also.
Still trying to get set-up with things. I don't want to try to sound like a broken record. I am so picky with the website I get past that! The pics don't look as good to me with the hooks on them laying next to a tape measure. I know just put them on and sell them! LOL. I am getting past my window of building time. I hate being inside! My first walleye tourney is in 2 weeks! Ice permitting.
Grunt you are persistent. My wife will not let anywhere near her foil anymore! LOL I tried a candy wrapper the other day. I have a pick of that one. Not sure what type of lip to in it! One last one that I finished last night!

Thanks again everyone.
John

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schrump

Posted 3/15/2007 7:20 PM (#245035 - in reply to #244995)
Subject: RE: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 128

Those things look awesome! I'd love to buy a few when you come up with a shallow runner. How deep do the ones you are currently making run when casted?

ToddM

Posted 3/15/2007 8:34 PM (#245049 - in reply to #244870)
Subject: Re: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 20255

Location: oswego, il

Incredible stuff. I was going to ask you about lip angles. With those flat sided cranks a deep lip like that angled more perpendicular to the bait will vibrate the poop out of the bait!

Renaldo

Posted 3/18/2007 7:00 PM (#245532 - in reply to #245049)
Subject: Re: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 101

Location: Northern Illinois

You're a great painter. those lures are beautiful, I'd throw any of them.

Tigger

Posted 3/18/2007 7:21 PM (#245539 - in reply to #244870)
Subject: Re: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 399

Location: Burton, Ohio

Thanks again everyone. I think you could get to 8 feet on a cast. I casted one today in some open water I found next to the icepack. It was shallow only 5 foot deep about. I Hit the bottom half way on a half cast. That was the edge of the ice. Todd, they do shake hard. I believe you call them thumpers! LOL I really can't wait to use them when the ice comes off. I will post some more info on them when I get them in the boat and run them hard. I have sent some out to people to try. I believe some will be fished this coming weekend in Indiana! Icebreaker tourney.

I played around with a glider style also. I made an alwive and the shad. slow sinkers. Some are heading to tennessee to go striper fishing with friend this summer. Floating versions. He tears them up on shad baits there. I can't wait!

John

Tigger

Posted 3/18/2007 7:26 PM (#245541 - in reply to #245539)
Subject: Re: Some Shad type cranks

Posts: 399

Location: Burton, Ohio

Here are some picks of those gliders. They are 6 inches long

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