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How to Tune a
handmade Crankbait
A crankbait can only work correctly if it is tuned properly.
Under certain fishing extremes such as fishing heavy cover,
bouncing the bait of the bottom or even fighting a fish, the
crankbaits ability to run properly can be jeopardized. However,
don't you worry as tuning my crankbaits is not a difficult task.
However, it may be a two step process. One of my recommendations
is to first make sure the crankbait is properly tuned by using a
swimming pool before hitting the open water. A properly tuned
bait will hunt properly and have a very attractive wobble. Here
is the correct way to keep the baits catching fish at their
best.
First, let's make sure the crankbait runs straight. If the lure
is not running to straight bend the eye slightly in the
direction you want the lure to run. You may also need to make
the eye cock eyed by bending the back of the eye to the right or
left accordingly. For example, if the crankbait is running to
the left, use your pliers and bend the line tie to the right
just a tad. Continue to do this in small increments until it
runs straight. When this is complete, the line tie may look like
it's not straight on the bill, but do not show a concern as
which is normal. Please note that the bait will hunt which is
what you want; meaning it will run straight, dart to the left,
run straight then dart to the right and so forth. Once the
crankbait is running straight, the next part of the process is
to check the wobble.
Second, If the wobble appears awkward or sloppy in anyway you
may need to switch to a larger split ring or try using a loop
knot in the line. Using a small diameter line such as Izoraline
may be critical in getting the best performance from your
crankbaits. I have tried to use oval split rings on almost all
my baits and have been very unpleased with the results. The
baits will lose a lot of action and on my fat wobblers the
action is almost cut in half. My recommendation is to use a
Split ring with a snap or loop knot with about a.25 inch loop.
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