Danny Swimmer idea

[Patrick]

Well it didn't post the first time, I thought I would give it another go.

Ok, Danny swimmers are good lures right? What's the one complaint though?
They don't cast far! That's the problem. So I was looking at and I was thinking of the aero dynamics. The two things I come up as the problems are how the tail is shaped and the metal lip.

The tail shape. It's flat. I don't know why it is like that. It doesn't cut the wind at all. Any of you lure makers think about giving it a rounded ball type back? That would surely cut the wind better. Or better yet, a pointed end?

Now here is my radical idea for the lip. The lip shoots out pretty far right? That causes a lot of drag. Any of you guys sailboaters? If you take a look at a sailboat's racing prop, you will note that it folds in so when the vessel is under wind power, it creates less drag. When you start the kicker up, centrifigal force causes the prop to spread open.
My lip idea works on the same princple. Basically, where the lip bends, we put a little hinge. When the hinge is fully opened, it is in the position that you would have when you recieve the lure. But when you cast, the lip flips up towards the line. It will try to find the most aerodynamic shape. Your lure falls down in the water, you start your retrieve, the lip digs in and goes where it is supposed to go.

I think the tail shaping and the lip thing would allow to make casting far with a dannyswimmer possible.

I'm trying to find a little hinge made out of stainless steel, surgical steel if possible. Just think, I might change the face of surffishing, for the better hopefully.
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Patrick

[Saltheart]

You have some good ideas Patrick. Here are some thoughts that that I think you need to pay attention to if you are really going to try something new.
First , with a danny swimmer , the way the lure floats is important. If it rides too hogh or too low , you will have trouble. In addition to how high it sits in the water , there is a delicate balance to the lure. That is it can't sit with its tail too low and the head too high even if the average boyancy is correct. So whatever you do to the tail to increase castability , you have to be sure not to ruin the action of the lure.
A second thing I wanted to point out was the exactness to which the metal lip is formed. As an experienced plugger , I'm sure you know you can change the swimming action and depth of retrieve by bending the lip up or down. If you have a hinged swimming lip , you may find that the depth of retrieve gets very erratic and unpredictable.
There is certainly room in this would for a bettre swimming plug. Good luck on your project to make one.