Smallie Cranks

whittler · 09-08-07, 04:09 PM

As a smallie fisherman I have been working on a couple new baits that have been working very well in my local rivers. The first is a 2 1/2" crank with a soft plastic tail and the others are 2" wide wobble flat siders. The making of the plastic tails has been a real problem since so far I have been melting some worms to pour. The first baits I tried using vinyl tails and they came through the water like a #2 pencil, no action at all, the tail acted like a rudder but with the addition of the soft tail and a little wider lip they look great in the water.

lizardsrule · 09-09-07, 08:20 PM

Not bad looking, very nice actually. Is the tail replaceable, being it's gonna get torn up?

Lizards

whittler · 09-09-07, 09:49 PM

Lizards, yes the tail is replaceable. It does not show in the picture but from the top it looks like a key hole that the tail slips into. I thought about doing it like a lot of swimbaits and just glue it in with super glue but the keyhole slot works very well.

MississippiBoy · 09-10-07, 06:04 PM

Is there just one treble hook on the bait with the tail? I only see one ring.

bassfisher02 · 09-10-07, 06:06 PM

Looks like it, sacrifice must be made to add the tail haha. Good looking cranks though.

whittler · 09-10-07, 07:22 PM

You are right 1 treble on that bait, just use a #4 instead if 2 #6. One treble is not what I call a disadvantage on a bait less than 3" long, on 1/2oz rattle traps I always remove the rear treble and reolace the lower hook with a 1/0 most of the lost fish with traps troblem will be solved.

09-08-07, 04:09 PM	#1
whittler BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portland, IN Posts: 27	Smallie Cranks As a smallie fisherman I have been working on a couple new baits that have been working very well in my local rivers. The first is a 2 1/2" crank with a soft plastic tail and the others are 2" wide wobble flat siders. The making of the plastic tails has been a real problem since so far I have been melting some worms to pour. The first baits I tried using vinyl tails and they came through the water like a #2 pencil, no action at all, the tail acted like a rudder but with the addition of the soft tail and a little wider lip they look great in the water. __________________ Murphy Never Sleeps

09-09-07, 09:49 PM	#3
whittler BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portland, IN Posts: 27	Lizards, yes the tail is replaceable. It does not show in the picture but from the top it looks like a key hole that the tail slips into. I thought about doing it like a lot of swimbaits and just glue it in with super glue but the keyhole slot works very well. __________________ Murphy Never Sleeps

09-10-07, 06:06 PM	#5
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Looks like it, sacrifice must be made to add the tail haha. Good looking cranks though. __________________ Good Fishin'

09-09-07, 08:20 PM	#2
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Not bad looking, very nice actually. Is the tail replaceable, being it's gonna get torn up? Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

09-10-07, 06:04 PM	#4
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Is there just one treble hook on the bait with the tail? I only see one ring. Last edited by MississippiBoy; 09-10-07 at 06:05 PM. Reason: Spelling...fatfingered it.

09-10-07, 07:22 PM	#6
whittler BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portland, IN Posts: 27	You are right 1 treble on that bait, just use a #4 instead if 2 #6. One treble is not what I call a disadvantage on a bait less than 3" long, on 1/2oz rattle traps I always remove the rear treble and reolace the lower hook with a 1/0 most of the lost fish with traps troblem will be solved. __________________ Murphy Never Sleeps

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