Sounds sweet man! Definitely sounds like the kind of action I like. Were you able to test out any of your other baits?

Yes - - I tested them for about 5 hours.

I brought my Lexan, super-glue and tin snips to make different lips and mods on-the-fly. Lots of experimenting.

Lip size has a critical effect on how a lure behaves - more than (in my observations) lip shape.

I brought both rounded lips and square lips and interchanged them in the same baits - - the difference is not terribly pronounced on my baits between the two.

A small line-tie movement has a much bigger impact on the action, as does lip angle - and changing the relationship between lip angle and line-tie position.  You can create different types of the same action with this:  a tight action with a high frequency wiggle vs. a tight action with a quick roll.   

Lip size is critical....pushing the size of the lip starts to destabilize the bait - this was REALLY apparent on the deep crank. The difference between tame and jackhammer is very small.

Also apparent on the shallow cranks, as pushing the lip size makes the bait start to "struggle."

The short-round is a really cool little bait - and hunts (for guys into that kind of thing) quite a bit. I think hunting is a bit overrated, but I'll take it. I think the bait struggling against the size of the big square lip could one of the factors. Cutting down the lip tames the lure a bit......I prefer the action of the bigger lip.

That is a very enlightening post right there. I've tried to figure out what little thing makes a bait do it's dance. That helps a lot.

Just curious, how do you change the line tie on the water?

Just fantastic Jon, beautiful work.

This post should be a great inspiration to the new builders, your comments on line tie position are spot on.

That is hands down the cleanest home built crank I have ever seen. Amazing.

X2 Awesome work!!!!!!!

Awesome String...!!! 

    Meant to ask you, did you make a light box for your picture's? They look great. I've tried making one before but just could not get the lighting right. What kind of light are you using?

Meant to ask you, did you make a light box for your picture's? They look great. I've tried making one before but just could not get the lighting right. What kind of light are you using?

This was a combination of natural light and a ballast-style halogen ceiling light I had laying in the garage.

The white background is a sheet of computer printer paper.

Only the best around here! ;D

(I'm using a meat fork for an airbrush holder...)

Meant to ask you, did you make a light box for your picture's? They look great. I've tried making one before but just could not get the lighting right. What kind of light are you using?

This was a combination of natural light and a ballast-style halogen ceiling light I had laying in the garage.

The white background is a sheet of computer printer paper.

Only the best around here! ;D

(I'm using a meat fork for an airbrush holder....)

;D ;D ;D

That looks really good man.

Great job Stringjam! That baby looks AWESOME!

That is one of the prettiest crankbaits I've ever seen.  When I finally start making mine, I hope it's at least half as nice as yours.  Nice, nice work.