Lure question & Advice: Hi, When we ordered two of these, I think we made a mistake. On the package it says six to twelve feet. It's more like two to five feet on the surf at high...

ZoeyC2000 Loc: Charlotte, N.C.

Hi,
When we ordered two of these, I think we made a mistake. On the package it says six to twelve feet. It's more like two to five feet on the surf at high tide. And on Bayside or should I say the Sound side. It's one to seven feet deep depending on where we go.

We would like to try and use these. But we don't want to lose them. Is there a way to modify them? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Zoey

Big TC Loc: Raytown, MO.

For a minute there I thought you were selling corn or corn seeds. It does look scrumptious.

Doug Lemmon Loc: Rochester Mills, PA

ZoeyC2000 wrote:

Hi,
When we ordered two of these, I think we made a mistake. On the package it says six to twelve feet. It's more like two to five feet on the surf at high tide. And on Bayside or should I say the Sound side. It's one to seven feet deep depending on where we go.

We would like to try and use these. But we don't want to lose them. Is there a way to modify them? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Zoey

Zoey,

You could try an inline weight ahead of your leader. I would start with 1/2 oz and work up from there as needed.

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

Just to better understand the question, are you concerned about the running depth being too deep for the water??

Wv mike Loc: Parkersburg area. Wv

Lip size has a lot to do with how deep they run ,you can take some off the lip at the risk of ruining the lure.

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

Zoey the only way to try and modify the depth would be to take a hair dryer and gently heat the plastic of the lip and bend it down for a steeper angle. I wouldn't want to try it though. I take it that when you cast it out it floats on the top? Or does it sink down to a depth?

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

If it floats and it's running too deep in the water you can just work the lure in a swim /pause then let it float up followed by another swim /pause. This looks like a wounded fish. Keeping your rod tip high will make it run a little shallower too.

Mississippi Loc: Biloxi/Gulfport,Ms..

I was taught a while back buy a seasoned fisherman that said the line you're using has a lot to do with it say the lure are crankbait you're using says 10 to 12 ft and you're using a 12 pound line it may only go 8 to 10 feet if you use a 6lb line it would go 10 to 12 ft so apparently the smaller the diameter is the closer you will get to the original depth of the lure and when I found this out I started using braided line which is much stronger and thinner than monofilament I don't know if this will help you but I thought I would just throw it out there good luck and tight lines

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

Quite the confusion it seems, by the answers offered. (weight added ?? wth.. NO ! Lol)
I believe she was asking "would it run too deep ?" ie: dig into the bottom. It very well might, if retrieval is quite fast and steady... but as mentioned above, if it floats when at rest, no prob, adjust the retrieval rate accordingly. If the lure is buoyancy-neutral or a sinking version, probably gonna want to save that lure for deeper water.
Altering a lure's lip is probably a good idea only when you have:
MUCH experience with the lure,
a setup that would allow you to observe results of the alteration (swimming pool ?) clearly.....
and most importantly....a couple more of the same lure for when the experimental one is beyond saving (hairdryer "accident", "busted lip")! Lol !
I say, throw it out there, try different retrieval methods... you'll know if it's going too deep pretty quickly...

You do realize, don't you... many of us folk describe "sport fishing" as "the act of Angling a pole with line in order to properly drown worms and lose "favorite" lures".

ZoeyC2000 Loc: Charlotte, N.C.

Flytier wrote:

Just to better understand the question, are you concerned about the running depth being too deep for the water??

Hi Mr. Flytier,
It was early in the morning when I wrote this. I see I didn't explain myself well. We would like to use them in shallow water two to five feet deep. I'd imagine they would just drag on the bottom and get snagged?

Zoey

ZoeyC2000 Loc: Charlotte, N.C.

Doug Lemmon wrote:

Zoey,

You could try an inline weight ahead of your leader. I would start with 1/2 oz and work up from there as needed.

Hi Mr. Doug,
My apologies, I didn't explain myself to well. We would like to use these in shallow water. The package
says they will stay six to twelve feet deep. We wanted to use them in water that's less then six feet deep, if that's even possible.

Zoey

ZoeyC2000 Loc: Charlotte, N.C.

audigger53 wrote:

Zoey the only way to try and modify the depth would be to take a hair dryer and gently heat the plastic of the lip and bend it down for a steeper angle. I wouldn't want to try it though. I take it that when you cast it out it floats on the top? Or does it sink down to a depth?

Hi Mr. audigger53,
It floats...

Zoey

ZoeyC2000 Loc: Charlotte, N.C.

FixorFish wrote:

Quite the confusion it seems, by the answers offer... (show quote)

Hi Mr. FixorFish,
I still have the package, it says. Kinchou is everything you need, an aggressive "wobble action" covering the widest range of water depths from six to twelve feet - CRANK it or troll. This distressed beauty is perfectly balanced to float at rest or take off and dive when retrieved.

We are also using 30lb braided line with 25lb Florocarbon leader with a snap swivel.

Zoey

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

ZoeyC2000 wrote:

Hi Mr. FixorFish,
I still have the package, it says. Kinchou is everything you need, an aggressive "wobble action" covering the widest range of water depths from six to twelve feet - CRANK it or troll. This distressed beauty is perfectly balanced to float at rest or take off and dive when retrieved.

We are also using 30lb braided line with 25lb Florocarbon leader with a snap swivel.

Zoey

Try to hold the rod tip high and retrieve at a slower pace. When you speed up if it hits the bottom, pause a second or 2 and start your retrieve again. If it has really nice action you don't have to reel it that fast. Reel a few cranks, pause then reel a few more and repeat. Good luck. Let us know how you do.

ZoeyC2000 Loc: Charlotte, N.C.

T Croft wrote:

For a minute there I thought you were selling corn or corn seeds. It does look scrumptious.

:) I like to to grow flowers and spices.

Zoey