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So far none of my lures have turned straight from solid to gas. I must be doing something wrong. Now that I'm done being smart-alec, I'll go back and read the rest of the post/thread...

It probably catches fish. However if you are trying to resurrect it, that will be a tough sell. There are sooooo many baits and jigs out there that catch fish. Most of the groupies (followers) will buy a bait as soon as a Pro wins a tournament with it. Guys are always looking for that magic bait. I've seen this time and time again with the advent of the chatter bait, Ned rig, Tokyo rig and so on. The truth is many of these guys that buy all of these supposed fish catchers will never throw it, or if they do maybe give it a couple of hours at most and if they don't catch anything it will sit in the tackle box. But like all baits, they come and go. They all have(had) their day in the sun unless you can market it heavily and have a Pro sponsor it.

Thanks I buy from worth a lot They just didnt carry the style I was looking for but I did go with one of there containers to start using and was 1/2 the price of the other also. Thanks

I just like KBS for smaller lures etex for musky lures. Take a look at the head of the lure hold it up to eye level and see if the lip is on a angle towards one side or the other, it is easy to not notice but if it is off then your lure will never run true. Wayne

Flaws...to me would be when the lure doesn't function/isn't fish able or if you are trying to make a dozen of the same bait and end up with actions/depth all over the place. More importantly running into the issue like you have is how you become a good at making baits. Shallow cranks are very forgiving in regards to building compared to trying to make a deep diving crank. All three of your baits run true and for me that is the most important part as they can fished. The chartreuse line tie above is one that I naturally gravitate towards. Runs deeper, nose down, and tighter action and I always like to crank boulders/rocks but would not have any problems throwing the other two shallow along lay downs this summer. I would be happy with all three.

Subscribing cause it's not like I don't have enough stuff to work on!!!! LOL!!! This is a great thread guys - awesome info and cool to see your work. I gotta say - it's a perfect challenge for using 3D prints for prototypes.... you'd basically guarantee the bodies are the same each time and you could print 4/5/6 interchangeable lips to pop in place and test instead of trimming on the spot.... J.

Well, I took my second prototype with the sliding cylindrical ballast out for a swim in 10-15 mph winds. It swam really well, and down to 6'+, judging by the weeds I caught casting off my dock. But, although I was able to tune the line tie to get it to swim straight, I don't know if it really hunted. When I held my rod up and swam it close to the surface, it looked like it might hunt a little, but I couldn't tell for sure. I'm making prototype #3 with a shorter ballast piece, to get more lateral shift within the lure. I hope having it 3/8" long in a 3/4" bore hole will make uneven ballasting more noticeable. If #3 doesn't hunt, I plan to make Prototype #4 with a longer lip that I can slowly shorten, to see if I can get Dave's method to work. Note to self: It is hard to see how a lure swims when the water is muddy. Doh!!!