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Old 02-23-09, 04:44 PM   #1
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i have heard you guys and i have seen crankbaits that the lips are made out of chipboard. What is up with this and why is it good?

Also what other things are the lips made out of to give it a different look or feel?

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Old 02-23-09, 07:06 PM   #2
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thinner, stronger, and less resistance so the bait dives deeper - or so I've heard. Haven't really tested the theory.
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so has anyone tried them and how effectively do they work? Also are they really made out of chipboards or do they just look like them?
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Old 02-24-09, 12:12 AM   #4
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I have a few spro little johns and they have a chipboard lip and they seem to dive a little faster than what my other plastic lipped cranks do. also they do seems like it causes a little less resistance in the water but hey i may be crazy and just making stuff up because I want to make myself feel better for spending ten bucks on crankbaits.
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Old 02-24-09, 10:05 PM   #5
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yeah sometimes we imagine stuff to make the big spend item seem like a better buy... love my lucky crafts tho
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You mean circuit board lips?
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The circut board bills are better around rocks because they flex when you hit one and that makes them bounce in an faster more action pact way. Also they do last abit longer.
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Old 02-26-09, 05:00 PM   #8
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ohhhhh yeah circuit board..... i started the post when i was tired.... thanks for the answer garry 3000
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Circuit board lips. Yeah, they're pretty bullet proof. I bet the folks at Rapala had wished they used these on their DT series. I've broken 3 of 4 lips on the current set-up they have.
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yeah i have broken some lips on those too....
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yeah i have broken some lips on those too....
Make that 3 of us. I thought for $8 I would have gotten something a little more durable. I didn't even run the bait into anything, just broke from the base of the lip up through the body... I just used some devcon 2 ton epoxy on it and it works like new...
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Here's an example of Spro's Little John with the circuit board lip design.


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Old 03-01-09, 09:51 PM   #13
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Hello Woody, Those Spro cranks come with some mean gammy hooks too. Which makes sense because Gamakatsu happens to own Spro .
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Here's an example of Spro's Little John with the circuit board lip design.


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Welcome Aboard Hookset! Its good to hear from ya.
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thanks for all the post .... and welcome aboard hookset
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Bassfishin Forum Big Bassboat, thanks for letting me climb aboard. I've felt very welcomed here. I've been on other Forums that have this tense undercurrent of one upsmanship or smartalecks. All you guys are cool.
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hookset, welcome to the boards...we've got our smartalecks here too, only thing is it's done in fun. btw, what's your location?
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on average what do those chip bates run o and hi hook
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Old 03-02-09, 11:56 PM   #19
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Hello Lowrider, glad to be here. I'm From the littlest state Rhode Island. What's great about freshwater bass fishing here is that because we have saltwater every where and Saltwater Fishing Rules. So I have all these ponds and lakes practically to myself. My Personal best is 9 pounder from a private pond.

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Old 03-03-09, 02:50 PM   #20
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thanks for all the post ...... welcome again
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on average what do those chip bates run o and hi hook
You can get the Spro Little John's for about $9 a bait. Some of the more expensive ones out there are Circuit Breakers, Peoples Choice, Sisson's, Stamford's, ect. Just type in Circuit board crankbait into google and see what pops up.
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yeah they have some at my local bait shop and i was just wondering what was the big factor for them being so much more exspensive
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Hello Younggun, glad to be here. Good vibes with this crew. Anyway, I think the reason for the Little Johns being pricey,has to do with what's inside em. They have tungsten ball bearings that transfer to the rear of the crank during the cast. Once the bait lands, the BBs slide to the middle or front for rattling and balance.
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i also saw some that werent little johns that had circuit board lips and they were pricey
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Younggun, do you recall the brands of the other circuit lips. It could be things like holographic finishes or high end 3-D eyes, top line trebles etc.
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