bigrd71

Thanks for the pic and i hope i didnt get things stirred up. I am new to this and have a few ideas of modifications to my favorite crank the D-Bait. I will be more carefull about how close to copy the original, it never crossed my mind. I have 5 different shaped bills to try and may have gotten closer to solving the balance issue last night. I used a heavier wire to to make the hangers ( 19 guage i think) and it is sitting better in the water and tracking better. thanks again for all the help from the forum members, i have only been reading a few weeks and allready feel like family. I will post a pic when i get it wigglin the way i want. j

I am new to this and have decided to try a flat sided crank like Gary Dee's D-Bait as my first lure. I have traced the D-bait, cut, sanded, and installed hardware. I have made 8 of them out of balsa and basswood. Everything is looking good, but i cant get the weighting correct. I have searched and read for hours on hardware placement and weighting, but something still isnt right. If anyone has any veteran advice or if anyone still has the schematic posted earlier on this site it would help tremendously. Thanks for the help and all the info posted on this site. j