muskydan666 Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Hi guys!!I made a mold a few weeks ago from a protype of a shallow version of my deepdiver crank!I molded a few ones last week and got one in the boat for some testing!!!At first it was realy not running well!No action at all!!!####tt!!!!100$$$to make the mold and the damn crank was not working a all!!The next day I tryed a other lip(a smaller one and more square)and bag!!!!The perfect action that i wanted!!!!what a joy to see it swim like I was dreaming about!!!SO!!!dont give up guys!!!Some times it takes a lot of testing to make a crank swim the perfect way but it is wort the time !!!Will post some pics of musky's caught on it pretty soon!!I hope!!!lol!!!cheers.muskydan666 ps:there is a pic of the tester!No paint on it!!!lol!My fishing partner what to try it like that!!!lol!!!It is so ugly!!!hope it's not good!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Hi guys!!100$$$to make the mold and the damn crank was not working a all!! What did you make the mold out of, Gold? I can get 5 lbs of silicone, retail for that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnflyfisher Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 I like your split tail design there, it's very similar to some I have been working on. I would use a much smaller lip still if that's the size you currently have. It should work even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskydan666 Posted May 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Husky!Here in Quebec it cost about 100$for a 2.4lbs kit!!!!Realy expensive up here!!Cheers.Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Husky!Here in Quebec it cost about 100$for a 2.4lbs kit!!!!Realy expensive up here!!Cheers.Dan There's got to be a way around that, because that's just plain gouging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Dan have you tried with a round lip bit shorter than the one in pic ? If not try & let us know how it acts i bet it will get a wide wobble that will attract muskies&pike in the shallows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskydan666 Posted May 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 hi swede!The lip on the pic is the one that was not working!!!The other one is smaller and is square!And it work very nice!!!But!I will try a round one for sure!!!I was allready planing to try a few others!I'll let you know the result very soon!!thank's guys!Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 are you drilling and pinning the lip from behind to hold it in? bye the way sweet job good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Very nice looking bait! It even looks good just white! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskydan666 Posted May 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 jason!!!lol!!your like my partner!!!It is so ugly!!!woodie!No only some epoxy to hold it there!!it's ok like that! cheers.Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverMan Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 That's really cool Dan, I'm glad it worked for you. I know there's alot of work in building the prototype, the mold, the materials, etc., etc. Awesome bait buddy. jed v. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskydan666 Posted May 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 thank's a lot jed!!Yes!!like you say it's a lot of work but i like it a lot!!!Now!I need to catch a few on it!!!!cheers. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
