beginner's how heavy the crankbait question

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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Fishking wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
but boy, did you ever introduce
yourself all wrong to this bunch ! ;-)

Not true Ken, that's just your opinion and not fact. stop spreading
rumors. We love fly fisherman, we just hate the way they fish :;-)

Well, no one has answered Sandy's question yet. If he'd introduced
himself as anything *other* than a fly fisherman somebody would
have answered his question by now.

Sandy, tell them you're a hot 24 year old bass fishin' gal. That'll
get an answer out of them. ;-)

Well Ken, there's a good reason why I haven't answered Sandy's question. I
don't have a decent answer. There are far too many variables in his
question.

What type of tackle is it going to be used on, spinning or baitcasting? If
it's going to be used on spinning tackle, then 1/4 oz. is great, but perhaps
it will be too light for casting gear. 1/2 oz. would be better for casting
gear. How deep are these lures designed to run? I hate running deep diving
lures on spinning tackle and most of the shallow baits I have are lighter in
weight and more difficult for my clients to cast on casting tackle.

See what I mean? We need more information before a responsible answer can
be given.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers wrote:

Well Ken, there's a good reason why I haven't answered Sandy's question. I
don't have a decent answer. There are far too many variables in his
question.


Thanks Steve:

That's a pretty good answer though: there is no best weight.
I really can make these as light or as heavy as I want,
and to run shallow or deep.

There are some limitations, so far anyway. Slow wide wobbling
lures tend to run shallow. The deep divers have longer bills,
but they tend to vibrate with a tighter shake than the shallow
running guys. It would be great if I could figure out how
to get a deep diving slow wide wobbler. But I haven't been able
to do that so far.

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message SNIP

And I don't mean to make too much of the fly rod divide here on rofb
but you gotta admit there's a lot of hardware chuckers here who don't
even extend their pinkies when they're having their afternoon tea and
crumpets. ;-)

Heck, I'm not even sure what a crumpet is. ;-p
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

On Thu, 24 May 2007 12:19:47 -0600, "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers"
wrote:


"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message SNIP

What are you doing Monday ? I'm pulling in to Boulder Junction
Sunday night and I have three days of musky fishing with Bill
Sherer starting Tuesday, but Monday is an open date for me. As
it turns out my wife's class at Dillman's Resort was cancelled
due to low enrollment so I'm on my own for the week.

I was thinking maybe brookie fishing on the East Branch of the
Presque Isle but really anything *other* than heaving a 9 wt
all day sounds good to me. I'd hate to be that close and not
have a chance to at least meet for a beer at the end of the day
and I know you're headed off bear hunting at the end of the week.

Yeah, I'm taking off Wednesday morning for Idaho, but it would be great to
get together at least for that beer! E-mail me privately and I'll give you
my cell phone number, we can discuss this more.
Let's get breakfast! We can have spam and eggs.

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message SNIP

What are you doing Monday ? I'm pulling in to Boulder Junction
Sunday night and I have three days of musky fishing with Bill
Sherer starting Tuesday, but Monday is an open date for me. As
it turns out my wife's class at Dillman's Resort was cancelled
due to low enrollment so I'm on my own for the week.

I was thinking maybe brookie fishing on the East Branch of the
Presque Isle but really anything *other* than heaving a 9 wt
all day sounds good to me. I'd hate to be that close and not
have a chance to at least meet for a beer at the end of the day
and I know you're headed off bear hunting at the end of the week.

Yeah, I'm taking off Wednesday morning for Idaho, but it would be great to
get together at least for that beer! E-mail me privately and I'll give you
my cell phone number, we can discuss this more.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com