Cool crankbait article

[manitoubass2]

Those are some good points prime89!

The thickness of the bill, and also the angle of the bill play a part in the running depth as well.

A long bill, that runs straight off the nose of the bait, will run the deepest (in most cases) a slight angle down on the bill and it will run a little shallower. Also, the thinner the bill, the deeper it will run (this is where you see metal bills, or older baits made with lexan board). A longer bill also allows the lure to hit rocks and redirect around the obstacle, but the longer the bill, the further the treble hooks stay away from potential snags. These baits run with the nose of the bait angled down as well(like a feeding bait fish)

A bill that's angled straight down will usually run no deeper than 3 feet a a very fast retrieve, and will remain horizontal when retrieved.

There are literally thousands of combination of lip length, material, lip thickness, lip angle etc.