Making the Impossible Crankbait, The Crankbait Challenge  

Amazing how a tiny shift in the line tie location can make such a big difference. Another winner! There used to be a long skinny crankbait called a Sliver that used to be good when Striped Bass were on sand eels.

I've had other BPM baits ru-vid.comUgkxCbNOWAGmn6nfbCbJDmasvBq7J38KZNw2 before and they've pretty much always came through for me with the suskie smallies here and even with the walleye and pike, but I realized I didn't have an "in-between" pattern so this junebug one fills that role in no problem. it pairs up magnificently with a junebug Zoom Z-craw Jr that was trimmed a couple millimeters before the hook slots and rigged sideways for that fatter panfish side profile while still being a nice'n'compact presentation, a real power-finesse bait. Hell, it was so pretty I even bothered to fotosketch the pic into a watercolor painting image just to show you it's beauty! Even the blades are really well made, sure, they're not of Hildebrandt-level exquisiteness but look at the bead's reflection on the colorado blade, definitely well-made! The only "problem" spot it had was a bald spot in the skirt but it was nothing that I couldn't easily fix with a but of tuggin'n'shiftin' with the strands for a couple of seconds, besides that it is pretty minty!

Thank you for answering my question 😊😊😊 Franco, about swimbait. Shimano use your idea for the they newest swimbait they call it "arma joint". But im already watch alot your video, 2 years back you introduce made "power hinge"and i know where the idea comes from. 👍. 😊. Small detail information from you is realy matter for any lure builder. Not alot lure builder video tutorial can't explain right way mechanical lure works. And just explain how to made it, Alot just can endup copying lure from video tutorial. And less creativity for the viewer. From this channel can born alot innovation. 😀 Thanks for sharing your expensive knowledge to us. And keep fishing. 🐟🎣🎣. 😊

Loved the Q&A. Very helpful. Turbulence!

That’s was a masters stroke…..cheers👍

OUTSTANDING!

Amazing work Franco!

Genius implementation of the tail. Will try it soon. Thanks for the tip!

Awesome and very cool as always love the channel 🎣🍻

Great stuff as always

they're gonna CRUSH it!

Thanks for sharing all of the tips, definitely inspired me to start experimenting more 😊

Franko you never cease to amaze us with your talents. Another great lure!

Nice! It turned out good

That tiny change had big results, fortunately for the better. Makes me wonder how many tiny changes I've made in the wrong direction. That's a life lesson in itself!!! Thanks for another great video!

Nice one Franco! You are a master baiter! One day when life offers me the chance, I’ll be sharing what I come up with. Thanks always for sharing your ways

Good looking lure and it looks good with its action, well done

Davvero complimenti 👏 Adoro il tuo approccio nella costruzione degli artificiali

"Dynamic chaos" is a great band name, but might not be great for lures. What if the lure had lots of joints, like 20? I remember seeing a jointed snake imitation with lots of joints and they swam okay on the surface. But they didn't have a lip. A band named Dynamic Chaos would need lots of joints too, but of another flavor 😜.

Work really good Marco i would like to see if can built a 2oz stick bait sinking with a good action thx you for the advice...

Thank you very much for your inspirational videos! And thank you for the information you provide. I have built a couple of three-part crankbaits, but they are meant for chub and no longer than 5cm before being divided into parts. I am satisfied with how they behave in the water, and if you are interested I would be happy to upload a video and send you the link. Anyway, what I wanted to say was that I was wondering if I should try and build a four-part crankbait, but after you explained how a lure with more than three parts would behave, I really don't think that it would be worth the effort, especially on such small lure. Thanks again for everything you do to share your knowledge! Greetings from Serbia, Europe!

cool lure, kinda looks like a baby catfish so might work well in grey and white in clear water

Like the action on that lure Franco. It's subtle and a lot of times subtle works better than an aggressive action - especially if the fish are off the bite. Don't know, maybe a less vigorous action simulates a weak baitfish and an easy meal. Nice paint job as well. Cheers!

My very first swimbait is the exact shape you said it shouldn't be. Only difference is the joints and it works perfectly. No lip, very slow sink, sinks evenly and swims no problem

You want your lure to be neutrally buoyant...without being able to make changes to the lure while it's in the water (+/- air to the lure), that's going to be a little more difficult than you might think, especially if you want to use it in both fresh and salt water.

Hello. Sorry for the mistakes, as I write through Google translator. It is a pity that you do not attach to your videos the templates of baits that you make. Novice master anglers would really help these templates so that they can learn how to make fishing lures themselves )))))

Это основательно, как вам это удается !!!! Просто восхитительно!!!!!

Looks good. I would have liked to see an underwater shot before you made that final adjustment to the line tie. What is the product you used for the chrome like finish? How did you determine the angle and size of the lip? Good video.

Have you played with 3D printing for lure making? Seems like a good way to get perfect symmetry.

Congratulations on turning a "failure" into success! I wonder what what happen if the tie on eye was located under the bib with a small hole in the bib itself for the line to slip through? Or maybe a series of small holes so you can change the action even more, or less?

Today on easter, there is a 20% easter sale at best online fishing tackle store here in croatia. I went on it and put 200 euros of stuff in the basket. Mostly expensive long jerks, silicones, casting jiggs, spoons and deep diving minnows. Then i realized, what am i doing man, i know how to make lures and i made lures before. Im literally wasting money cuz im addicted. I went to purchase history, and saw that i gave them more than 4000 dollars. One half of the stuff is still in boxes, while other half is snagged somwhere haha. So i said to myself "enough". I had massive urge to release this from my chest. Thank you for hearing me out guys

If i was a fish, I'd bite it

Congratulations on getting that lure working it looked good after you adjusted the tie eye 👍 question for you: should you scuff clear coats between layer painting and what grit should be used? And if applying more than one final clear coat should you really apply the second coat before the first coat has fully cured? I've heard that the 2 clear coats can separate if the first coat has fully cured before the second coat is applied? Thank you Franco keep up the good work and teachings 👍👍

Do you think that if you made the lip angle more acute it would swim better?

Hello Franco, here’s a question for you… maybe you’ve covered it already…? Why is there such a difference in the action when different shaped lips are installed? I notice that the coffin shape really makes a lure “thump” opposed to a normal elongated lip. Is there a aerodynamic explanation??? Thanks, and great video. Thought lines buddy. 🎣🇨🇦😊

How do you clean your airbrush after using that alcohol based chrome paint?

Where is your Amazon store? I am not able to find the link or it in Amazon.

Have you ever calculaded how long the screw in eyes holds up in a hinge? Must be some damage on it in the long run.

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Hey Franco once again.. Whats the ruler that you used for drawing the curves.. Been scratching my head to find it online and offline and had to free hand every time which annoys and takes time to find the perfect curve

QOW can you show us the differense of jerbait, swimbait, twichbait ets ets. Here in sweden we call it something else.

Marlin baits would have v-notched the joints....

If you were to rebuild this again what would you change?

Could you tell me the thickness of the Bib material that you use? Thank you

Franko I have a question for you. I built a small crankbait with a 30 degree bib angle and a thru wire and I did not get any action. Any thoughts?

The "westin tackle company" had a multijointed "Jätte" about 8-10 years ago. It moved fantastic. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-210Y-9H1dsc.html