Great tips on the oily substance that weeps out of castings. I normally just let them sit for a couple weeks….but glad to know that there IS a quicker method, and that its only a couple hours. 👍👍👍 …..often i get excited about making a bait….but then lose my enthusiasm after waiting a week, to paint….which then becomes a chore, because you’ve lost your Mojo for the project. I’ll be employing that curing tip, for sure.
1# 5.60oz. I really enjoy videos like this. I think the rounded and coffin bibs probably have the stability needed for trolling and the square and circle bibs hunt more and would be better for cranking. Thanks for the great content!
2lb 12.12oz This is really handy information. I have a number of lures that I can change the bib length on. I'll try different shapes to see how they work. Thanks for the videos.
Thanks 🙏 so much Franco, videos like those are "money on the bank", I can't say how much I am appreciating yours!!!!!! I modified a small owen as yours, I added a termostat, rex c100, well insulate with ceramic fiber . It works great, I can now control temp precisely, perfect for jobs as the one that you're showing. I was straggling while powder coating, once I begun to preheat my buzz, spinner bait, etc, at 120 c, I was finally able to powder coat, cure, in the proper way. The termostat rex c100 costs nothing, it is an awesome piece of technology, "it learns, adapts" to that unique owen characteristics maintaining a really precise temp. I say so cause I tested it with different termometers, using it since several years now.
Great information definitely going to use it. 2 lb 1.15 oz hope I win at love watching your show haven't missed one yet since I've subscribed and went back to watch all the previous shows to me you're the best UA-cam bait maker out there for information on lure making for the engineering portion thank you
Franco I like the action of the circle bib, the question I have is: if you had a larger circle would the lure still have the same action or more erratic. My guess for the weight is 0lbs 14.45ozs.
Very interesting and informative. I plan on the coffin style going into my longer baits ant the square bill in my shorter ones. My guess is 1lb 4.89oz.
I love the channel, and how much time, effort and care you put in to each lure and explanation. My guess for the bass is 2lbs 0.24 oz. Thanks for everything
1lb 3.24oz. When I do my bibs I take a small dremel bit and put dimples in it where it’s in the slot. I’ve had a few delaminate after sanding and epoxying in but it hasn’t happened with a dimpled one yet. It may not be as much of a problem with UV resin though.
I have really enjoyed the videos recently...I also like the coffin bill and especially when the bite it tough or fish have been hammered from a tournament. My guess is 1lb 5.62oz
I learned a lot from this video--thanks. Of course I generally learn a lot from your channel anyway. I think the circle bib looked the most like a wounded minnow! My guess is: 1 LB 4.31 OZ
Great tips thank ❤, I watched a similar video in which 4 same lures and 4 same liples were tested, only the liples were at a different angle, 25, 35, 55 and 70 angle, and each lure gave a different performance of the lure, 55 turned out to have the strongest action
As always, awesome video. I knew the different bibs gave the lure a different action, but never really know how much. I think I'll be throwing the square bill a bit more. 1lb 8.25oz
I have become fascinated by the old Hellbender, my childhood favorite, after hearing claims from some that they don't catch fish as much any more. I wonder what the heart shaped bill does to the action. The bug-like body shape is interesting also. I'd like to see a shorter stubbier version of a Hellbender with the same bill to see how it looks in the water. Seems like it would be good for pressured bass today. I'll go with 1lb 3.25 oz.
Great video as always. The square bill is my favorite. I think the more action you can get out of a lure, the better the fish bites it. My guess is 1lb 3.25 oz.
While a longer bill certainly has potential for a large surface area for water to hit. I think the weight of the bills are extremely important for judging the action. Also ballast weight placement. So each lure sits in the water, rises the same, and weighs the same.
I’d say it weighs 1lb 2.34oz. I love the round lip lure. I will definitely be trying to build one like that. Thank you for doing the demonstration. That was a lot of information in a short video!!!
Hi! You’re videos are so helpful! It would so great to test which swim is most attractive…but it might depends on the species…and the fish…and time of the day…and …😅 Could you tell the products that you used to prepare the lure before the painting? Thanks!
My guess is 1 lbs 12.07 oz. I’m also curious about compound angles on the bibs. I have a bait with a small metal bib that a have bent a little for better action.
One of the advantages of using the same crankbait with different actions is that fish can be very finicky. One may really shine MOST of the time but sometimes a different action will get the fish to react when your "Favorite" isnt' working. 1 lb 5.78 OZ
I’m guessing 1lbs 4.15oz for the Jellybean eater haha. Definitely going to try the round lip on the next lure I make. I’ve seen Marlin Baits use this before as well. Thanks Frank!
Neat! If an aerodynamics study was done on the bill shapes in the same lure, I wonder if a weird bill design could be done to gain better control over the variables. As for the bass, I am saying 2 lb 3.09 oz.
I’ve been wanting to make a lure using a round bib design and appreciate your doing this test that demonstrates the action. I’m guessing the bass is 2lbs. 8.75 oz. Love your channel 👍
Although it was past 11 PM here, I had to make some coffee to enjoy this video properly. Thank you very much, Franco, for doing this experiment! I like it when the bib has a narrow part that enters the lure but widens distally and becomes rounded, kinda like an elongated rounded tombstone, if that makes any sense. And my guess would be 1 lb 13.81 oz if I properly converted 0.845 kilograms 😁
@@EngineeredAngler It would have been worth it! Don't worry, it wasn't the coffee that kept me up but my stupid habit of not going to bed on time 🙄 I wondered how the bib shape would affect the action, and there's a video that also tried to show that, but you can't really see the difference without the underwater shots. And as far as I have seen, weight distribution also affects the action of small crankbaits, for example puting a bigger slingshot closer or farther from the bib, and the second smaller slingshot closer to the front hook hanger or farther to the tail (but not too far, of course).
Hi Franco. Thank you for the lip testing. I think I asked you about this topic in a prior video for the QOTW. My guess is 2.06lbs. Thank you again! 👍🏻🎣🇨🇦
The circle bill does indeed have a nice action to it! Thanks so much for a wonderfully informative video! It obviously took alot of effort and it is much appreciated!
The winner has already been chosen...no more guesses will be considered. Thank you all for playing along.
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Вы настоящий мастер.
Thanks for testing stuff like this. It sure does everyone a lot of good. Can't wait for the Master Class for Weighting & Balancing!
You should make a wandering crank bait and see what it takes to get it to wander. Love this stuff my dude!
Great tips on the oily substance that weeps out of castings. I normally just let them sit for a couple weeks….but glad to know that there IS a quicker method, and that its only a couple hours. 👍👍👍 …..often i get excited about making a bait….but then lose my enthusiasm after waiting a week, to paint….which then becomes a chore, because you’ve lost your Mojo for the project.
I’ll be employing that curing tip, for sure.
Glad it was helpful!
1# 5.60oz. I really enjoy videos like this. I think the rounded and coffin bibs probably have the stability needed for trolling and the square and circle bibs hunt more and would be better for cranking. Thanks for the great content!
Good point
Another great build good luck to all who enters
2lb 12.12oz This is really handy information. I have a number of lures that I can change the bib length on. I'll try different shapes to see how they work. Thanks for the videos.
1lb 4.16 oz
I certainly enjoy learning from your videos! Thank you!
Outstanding mate.
Your content would be well suited to publication in a book.
I love modification comparisons. Reminds me of a "Crash Dummy" paint job, excellent for "tests". LOL Thanks for the video Franko! More than 0-0.00. 😉
Great video, lots of useful information. I will be giving that circular lip a try for sure. 1# 7.55oz.
Good luck!
Thanks 🙏 so much Franco, videos like those are "money on the bank", I can't say how much I am appreciating yours!!!!!!
I modified a small owen as yours, I added a termostat, rex c100, well insulate with ceramic fiber . It works great, I can now control temp precisely, perfect for jobs as the one that you're showing. I was straggling while powder coating, once I begun to preheat my buzz, spinner bait, etc, at 120 c, I was finally able to powder coat, cure, in the proper way. The termostat rex c100 costs nothing, it is an awesome piece of technology, "it learns, adapts" to that unique owen characteristics maintaining a really precise temp. I say so cause I tested it with different termometers, using it since several years now.
That sounds awesome...
Great information definitely going to use it. 2 lb 1.15 oz hope I win at love watching your show haven't missed one yet since I've subscribed and went back to watch all the previous shows to me you're the best UA-cam bait maker out there for information on lure making for the engineering portion thank you
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy the content.
Franco I like the action of the circle bib, the question I have is: if you had a larger circle would the lure still have the same action or more erratic. My guess for the weight is 0lbs 14.45ozs.
The larger the surface area the trend is, amplitude goes up and frequency goes down.
Great finding! parhaps the lure will run straight on the same axis with a concave shape on both side of lip while letting it wiggle.
Lexan won't cope with any bending. Acrylic glass will, but it's useless as a bib. Won't last long. ABS would be my best bet.
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nice demo on the effects of the different bill designs. 1 lb 9.87oz
Excellent video! You covered another area I am struggling with.
i love this video showing effects on bib vs bait design.... as to fish weight 2lb 1 .03oz.
Very interesting and informative. I plan on the coffin style going into my longer baits ant the square bill in my shorter ones. My guess is 1lb 4.89oz.
Really like the action of the round bib! Thanks for the comparison between bib shapes! My guess for the weight is 1lb 6.57oz
Love the caparison, thanks for taking the time to do that. Square is my favorite. My weight guess is 1lb 8.13oz
I love the channel, and how much time, effort and care you put in to each lure and explanation. My guess for the bass is 2lbs 0.24 oz. Thanks for everything
1lb 3.24oz. When I do my bibs I take a small dremel bit and put dimples in it where it’s in the slot. I’ve had a few delaminate after sanding and epoxying in but it hasn’t happened with a dimpled one yet. It may not be as much of a problem with UV resin though.
Really interesting content, I never though about different shaped bibs and how they affect a lure, thanks Franko
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video. I like the square bill best. And my guess is 1 lb 5.13 oz
Love the videos! One of my favorite channels. 1lb 6oz .18
I have really enjoyed the videos recently...I also like the coffin bill and especially when the bite it tough or fish have been hammered from a tournament. My guess is 1lb 5.62oz
I learned a lot from this video--thanks. Of course I generally learn a lot from your channel anyway. I think the circle bib looked the most like a wounded minnow! My guess is: 1 LB 4.31 OZ
I’m gonna try that circle bib! 1lb 2.40oz thanks!!!
Impressed by the round bill. I wonder if it's highly erratic action might actually cause fish to miss more when striking?
My guess is 1lb 3.2O oz.
Great tips thank ❤, I watched a similar video in which 4 same lures and 4 same liples were tested, only the liples were at a different angle, 25, 35, 55 and 70 angle, and each lure gave a different performance of the lure, 55 turned out to have the strongest action
1lb 6.38oz
Nice comparison video. The jelly bean would be a great candidate for lip angle and also a weight distribution comparison.
I like the fact that you are a veteran angler, but continue to want to know more about the science behind the lures, 1lb 7oz.46. Thanks for the video
Love the square bill! Long time subscriber. 1 lb. 3.2 ox bass.
As always, awesome video. I knew the different bibs gave the lure a different action, but never really know how much. I think I'll be throwing the square bill a bit more. 1lb 8.25oz
My guest is 1lbs 5.21 oz . Love the testing video. Still like the square bill action.
I have become fascinated by the old Hellbender, my childhood favorite, after hearing claims from some that they don't catch fish as much any more. I wonder what the heart shaped bill does to the action. The bug-like body shape is interesting also. I'd like to see a shorter stubbier version of a Hellbender with the same bill to see how it looks in the water. Seems like it would be good for pressured bass today. I'll go with 1lb 3.25 oz.
1lb 6oz 41... love the info-thanks
Great video as always. The square bill is my favorite. I think the more action you can get out of a lure, the better the fish bites it. My guess is 1lb 3.25 oz.
1lb 9.73 oz. Thanks for the information. I love geeking out on all the particulars.
Great information, 2.07 lbs.
Nice comparison. It's nice to see the different actions. My guess is 1 lb. 14.13 oz.
I would stay the fish weighed in at 3lbs,4 ounces. Keep up the great work Frank.
Thank you.
Charles Ridgen
I really like the action on that round bill. Gonna have to make one to try. 1lb 4.28 ounces.
Lovely and informative ❤ 1lb2.35oz
Great information. My guess is 1 pd. 4.17 oz. Thanks for the videos.
I kinda like the round one the best. Great video. My guess is 1lb 3.69oz🎣
While a longer bill certainly has potential for a large surface area for water to hit. I think the weight of the bills are extremely important for judging the action. Also ballast weight placement. So each lure sits in the water, rises the same, and weighs the same.
1lb 10oz 03....... Nice test 👌 very helpful, testing videos are a great idea 👍👍 bring back the master classes!
Another great video! 1lb 9oz 32.
I’d say it weighs 1lb 2.34oz. I love the round lip lure. I will definitely be trying to build one like that. Thank you for doing the demonstration. That was a lot of information in a short video!!!
Hi! You’re videos are so helpful! It would so great to test which swim is most attractive…but it might depends on the species…and the fish…and time of the day…and …😅
Could you tell the products that you used to prepare the lure before the painting?
Thanks!
Franko this was an extremely informative video. Love the content!!!! my guess for the weight of the largemouth Bass is 2lbs. 3.25oz.
Love your videos. My guess is
1lb 12.56 oz
My guess is 1 lbs 12.07 oz. I’m also curious about compound angles on the bibs. I have a bait with a small metal bib that a have bent a little for better action.
One of the advantages of using the same crankbait with different actions is that fish can be very finicky. One may really shine MOST of the time but sometimes a different action will get the fish to react when your "Favorite" isnt' working. 1 lb 5.78 OZ
Love you videos, 😍 but that checkered paint job that round bill looks amazing 👏 thanks
Love this video! I am an engineer also and like to know "why" a bait is designed like it is. Keep it up!
Thanks! Will do!
1lb 7.34oz like the round bib better action great job can't wait for the next vid
Great video, Franco. And nice bass. I'm guessing 2lb, 4.18 oz. Good luck to me!
Wow, did I flub that!
Great video. I love the round bib! I am guessing the fish you caught is close to 1 lb 7.12 oz😊😊😊
I’m guessing 1lbs 4.15oz for the Jellybean eater haha. Definitely going to try the round lip on the next lure I make. I’ve seen Marlin Baits use this before as well. Thanks Frank!
1lb7.82oz bass. Nice video and thanks
I'm a fly fisherman, but I really enjoy watching your videos!! Nice looking lure!!
I appreciate that!
Neat! If an aerodynamics study was done on the bill shapes in the same lure, I wonder if a weird bill design could be done to gain better control over the variables. As for the bass, I am saying 2 lb 3.09 oz.
Hi there! Great job, you always inspire us with your videos
I am super fan of your channel.
I guess the fish wieght its about 1lb 0,83oz.
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Really great analysis. I'd be keen to see how a scooped tombstone bib behaves. My wt guess is 1lb 13.80oz
I live central indiana, and the squarebill is a big producer for me.
Loved the video!
My guess is 1 lb 9.34 oz
They all have great action. I'd say the fish was 1lb 5.72oz.
Very interesting comparison and well done. 1 lb, 1.13 oz
2lb 7.17 oz. Still love watching your videos!
Awesome! Thank you!
Great video on this information brother!! You are making it really clear to everyone when it comes to selecting a new fishing lure 🙏🏽
I appreciate that!
As usual a perfect video Franco, thank you!
My guess for the weight is 1lb 9,04oz ✌🏼
1lb. 2.73 oz. I enjoyed the video and liked the action of the round bill best. I fish clear water, so too much action can scare the fish off.
I being used the round beal in somo of my lures and i catch more fish since ..thx you engendering for ur instructions.
Glad to help
Great job and demonstration my guess would be 1lb 02.32oz. Keep up the great work you do.
Franco...can you do a demo on the difference in action with position of the tie on eye
I have already done a couple of video with that demonstration.
That hunting action on that squarebill is money ❤ 2lb 1.3 oz
2.342. I like to use the shape that catches a fish and when that shape stops working I change.
love the science. I'm going to go with 1lb 2.11oz
1lb 4.73oz and I definitely like the last lure's action best.
I’ve been wanting to make a lure using a round bib design and appreciate your doing this test that demonstrates the action. I’m guessing the bass is 2lbs. 8.75 oz. Love your channel 👍
Nice video square bib is my preference. Bass 1 lb 15.15 oz
The circle bib has a real Wiggle Wart like action 👍👍
1lb 9.78oz Great info! Thanks 😁
Although it was past 11 PM here, I had to make some coffee to enjoy this video properly. Thank you very much, Franco, for doing this experiment! I like it when the bib has a narrow part that enters the lure but widens distally and becomes rounded, kinda like an elongated rounded tombstone, if that makes any sense. And my guess would be 1 lb 13.81 oz if I properly converted 0.845 kilograms 😁
Well I hope you didn't ruin a good nights sleep on my account. Thanks for tuning in.
@@EngineeredAngler It would have been worth it! Don't worry, it wasn't the coffee that kept me up but my stupid habit of not going to bed on time 🙄 I wondered how the bib shape would affect the action, and there's a video that also tried to show that, but you can't really see the difference without the underwater shots. And as far as I have seen, weight distribution also affects the action of small crankbaits, for example puting a bigger slingshot closer or farther from the bib, and the second smaller slingshot closer to the front hook hanger or farther to the tail (but not too far, of course).
Hi Franco. Thank you for the lip testing. I think I asked you about this topic in a prior video for the QOTW.
My guess is 2.06lbs.
Thank you again! 👍🏻🎣🇨🇦
Glad you enjoyed
Great experiment!! Keep up the good work!! My guess is 1 lb 7.36 oz. 🎣
1Lb 7.01oz been really enjoying the science behind the art.
Great show as always.... I will go with 1 lb 6oz .48
My guess for the bass is 2lbs 0.5 oz. Thanks for your videos
The circle bill does indeed have a nice action to it! Thanks so much for a wonderfully informative video! It obviously took alot of effort and it is much appreciated!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello my friend happy fishing 🎣 Friday I enjoy seeing your hand made fishing lures videos 🎒🫶🏼🎣👍🏼
Thanks 👍
Enjoyed the video, 1 lb 12.32 oz
Super informative as always! Thanks for all the time you put into this! My weight guess is : 2lb 7.05oz
Interesting comparisons for the lips! That bass is exactly 1lb 8.50
Great video. I like the random kick out on the square bill. My guess on that fish weight is 2lb 2.08oz
Freaking sweet. Good test. Circle lips it is from here on out.
Love the scientific method!
Great video, fun to watch. I estimate the bass weighs 1-LB 2.25 OZ.