Crank Bait Modification

ROBZILLA · 08-21-06, 07:52 PM

Another modification or twist I have found is a spinner blade put on the tail end of a crank bait just above the rear treble hook. All you have to do is insert an eye hook with a dab of glue to seal the hole and add a small spinner bait blade on a swivel. And you could just imagine the extra action you lure will get.

Here is a good idea of what it will look like when finished.

Robby.

ROBZILLA · 08-21-06, 08:06 PM

Another is if you have a deep runnig crank you want to run at a foot under the surface? Easy take a lighter and heat up the bill from underneath the lure wave the heat back and forth don't leave it in one place too long. Gradually bend the lip down to just a little past 90 degrees this wont hurt you lip but it will have to stay a shallow runner. the sharper the bend the shallower it will be. you can play with it till you get the right effect you're looking for.

Robby.

Vabass22 · 08-21-06, 10:18 PM

Cool tips, I will use those alot, since I make crankbaits......

keithdog · 08-21-06, 10:43 PM

Cool idea, I wonder what if instead of a blade in the back end, you put a small hook to attatch a skirt, or pork eel, or some other trailor?

mack · 08-21-06, 11:18 PM

i took the back treble off a lipless crank and put a spinner on and it works pretty good..

bassintom · 08-22-06, 12:08 PM

use a baseball bat..oops sorry...thought you said crankybait modification..

Fishie1 · 08-22-06, 12:29 PM

lol...................................
I like to put feather hooks on the back end of a lot of my crankbaits......

ironman · 08-22-06, 12:36 PM

What does that do to it?

mack · 08-22-06, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ironman

What does that do to it?

its a spinner for a spinnerbait..it looks like an injured minnow and gives more flash to the lure..youve never seen a spinnerbait before?

mack · 08-22-06, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassintom

use a baseball bat..oops sorry...thought you said crankybait modification..

lmfao.....

ironman · 08-22-06, 12:41 PM

I was talking about the feather hook's he put's on his crankbait's.

mack · 08-22-06, 12:44 PM

oh then the answer would be probably more attraction, bigger profile, or maybe it looks like a fish tail...

ILfishinman · 08-22-06, 12:52 PM

i do that with my spooks, exept i dress them myself

Vabass22 · 08-22-06, 12:56 PM

How do you do that like where do you get the stuff to do it cause I can't find it.

ironman · 08-22-06, 01:03 PM

The walmart here has all that stuff but if your's does'nt then order it off basspro.

Bender · 08-22-06, 02:06 PM

www.jannsnetcraft.com
All kinds of stuff. Their paper catalog is better than the website.

crankybait · 08-22-06, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassintom

use a baseball bat..oops sorry...thought you said crankybait modification..

that was harsh dude...

mack · 08-22-06, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crankybait

that was harsh dude...

but funny as hell..

Fishie1 · 08-22-06, 02:28 PM

lol

I put feathers on the back to get a fish tail look but also they flare if you ever stop your bait.......especially on jerkbaits in the colder months.....its like chicken feathers on a topwater...they breath and stuff....

ILfishinman · 08-22-06, 07:30 PM

um all you need is some feathers, thread, and superglue and maybe some tinsel. you can get all that stuff at your local hobby store, like hobbylobby and micheals. but i use the stuff from a fly tying kit i got from my uncle, i tye some but none are of any real quality

scrap · 08-22-06, 09:35 PM

rob,
what is the name of the little lure you modified?
i have not seen any of them before, who makes em, where to purchase, and lastly, do they work?

thanks
scrap

ROBZILLA · 08-22-06, 09:48 PM

I modify lots of lures just pick one out of your tackle box.

ROBZILLA · 08-22-06, 09:54 PM

Here are two, the frog with spinnerbait blades I like, the other has carved sides with feather kicker.

ironman · 08-22-06, 09:55 PM

I have never seen a lure like that frog, it's funny looking.

08-21-06, 07:52 PM	#1
ROBZILLA BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Markham, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 1,901	Crank Bait Modification Another modification or twist I have found is a spinner blade put on the tail end of a crank bait just above the rear treble hook. All you have to do is insert an eye hook with a dab of glue to seal the hole and add a small spinner bait blade on a swivel. And you could just imagine the extra action you lure will get. Here is a good idea of what it will look like when finished. Robby. __________________ Hang E'm High Till The Gills Go DRY! BARRIE,ONTARIO,CANADA

08-21-06, 08:06 PM	#2
ROBZILLA BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Markham, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 1,901	Another is if you have a deep runnig crank you want to run at a foot under the surface? Easy take a lighter and heat up the bill from underneath the lure wave the heat back and forth don't leave it in one place too long. Gradually bend the lip down to just a little past 90 degrees this wont hurt you lip but it will have to stay a shallow runner. the sharper the bend the shallower it will be. you can play with it till you get the right effect you're looking for. Robby. __________________ Hang E'm High Till The Gills Go DRY! BARRIE,ONTARIO,CANADA

08-22-06, 12:08 PM	#6
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	use a baseball bat..oops sorry...thought you said crankybait modification.. __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

08-22-06, 12:52 PM	#13
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	i do that with my spooks, exept i dress them myself __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

08-22-06, 07:30 PM	#20
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	um all you need is some feathers, thread, and superglue and maybe some tinsel. you can get all that stuff at your local hobby store, like hobbylobby and micheals. but i use the stuff from a fly tying kit i got from my uncle, i tye some but none are of any real quality __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

08-21-06, 10:18 PM	#3
Vabass22 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,120	Cool tips, I will use those alot, since I make crankbaits......

08-21-06, 10:43 PM	#4
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Cool idea, I wonder what if instead of a blade in the back end, you put a small hook to attatch a skirt, or pork eel, or some other trailor?

08-21-06, 11:18 PM	#5
mack BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: nj Posts: 652	i took the back treble off a lipless crank and put a spinner on and it works pretty good..

08-22-06, 12:29 PM	#7
Fishie1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 308	lol................................... I like to put feather hooks on the back end of a lot of my crankbaits......

08-22-06, 12:36 PM	#8
ironman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: palm coast florida Posts: 879	What does that do to it?

08-22-06, 12:41 PM	#11
ironman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: palm coast florida Posts: 879	I was talking about the feather hook's he put's on his crankbait's.

08-22-06, 12:44 PM	#12
mack BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: nj Posts: 652	oh then the answer would be probably more attraction, bigger profile, or maybe it looks like a fish tail...

08-22-06, 12:56 PM	#14
Vabass22 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,120	How do you do that like where do you get the stuff to do it cause I can't find it.

08-22-06, 01:03 PM	#15
ironman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: palm coast florida Posts: 879	The walmart here has all that stuff but if your's does'nt then order it off basspro.

08-22-06, 02:06 PM	#16
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	www.jannsnetcraft.com All kinds of stuff. Their paper catalog is better than the website.

08-22-06, 02:28 PM	#19
Fishie1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 308	lol I put feathers on the back to get a fish tail look but also they flare if you ever stop your bait.......especially on jerkbaits in the colder months.....its like chicken feathers on a topwater...they breath and stuff....

08-22-06, 09:35 PM	#21
scrap BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 217	name of lure rob, what is the name of the little lure you modified? i have not seen any of them before, who makes em, where to purchase, and lastly, do they work? thanks scrap

08-22-06, 09:48 PM	#22
ROBZILLA BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Markham, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 1,901	I modify lots of lures just pick one out of your tackle box. __________________ Hang E'm High Till The Gills Go DRY! BARRIE,ONTARIO,CANADA

08-22-06, 09:54 PM	#23
ROBZILLA BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Markham, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 1,901	Here are two, the frog with spinnerbait blades I like, the other has carved sides with feather kicker. __________________ Hang E'm High Till The Gills Go DRY! BARRIE,ONTARIO,CANADA

08-22-06, 09:55 PM	#24
ironman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: palm coast florida Posts: 879	I have never seen a lure like that frog, it's funny looking.

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