I am a novice lure painter, (mostly using airbrush) and i have used some of the chrome paint colors, but nothing that actually reflects light anything similar to a chrome lure one would buy at the store. I would really like to get a chrome lipless crank for the beginning of the season. Any advice/experience would be appreciated.

Use aluminum foil, glue it down, let it dry and paint/ clear it

X 2. There are some high dollar auto paints and techniques that may be close, but no paint that I've ever seen will match actual chrome. Foil is the next best thing. It requires at least two coats of epoxy for a perfect finish, but not necessary. One or more coats over the foiled bait let to dry prior to painting, and another to seal the paint. Doing it that way hides any edge lines and leaves a nice smooth transition. 

Aluminum duct tape @ home depot, It sticks to your lure body. Then just add clear coat.

Spazstix lacquer paint will get you a good chrome imitation but it's very temperamental to work with so I gave up and just started foiling my baits