I was testing some lures in a swimming pool and was surprised that I was only getting about 5’ of depth on a DD-22 with a normal retrieve speed in about 40’ of length on the retrieve. Any idea of the depth range of this lure.

Thad Rains...Paging Thad Rains......

depends on the molecular structure of the atoms used to created the material/polymers of the bait. SOme are isotopes and float differently... Thad should be able to explain it in detail.

16-17 ft on a good cast with 10 lb line

Killer, if you used a plumb bob to get your measurements, you would not have a 1' variance. Just an FYI.....

You gotta cast em a country mile in order to get them down to 16ft, it takes 40 ft for em to start getting down. Never understood the whole DD-22 designation in their name, it seems they are more effetive in 10-12 ft of water than anything deeper.Hate the way lure companies come up with these predicted running depths!

I can get them down to 17.4-18.2ft with a tournament retrieve.

Seriously, its the pool and short cast that is keeping your bait up. Got to get that thing out there a ways to get it deep. As far as exactly how deep, I will wait for Thad because I dont know.

Troll or stroll them (whichever name you prefer) and you will get them on down there...

+1. I can get the 6XD down a lot faster and deeper than the DD22. Deepest I've got the DD22 on 15 poun fluoro is 16 feet on a super long down wind cast. I've got the 6XD down to 18 on just a normal long cast.

I think you need 40 yards not 40 feet. . .

I hit 22ft with a dd22 with long cast and seven foot of rod in the water.

Depends on line size, length of cast, rod length and I'm sure some other water density equations.

for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction... water displacement, water density, water temp... line diameter, rod flexion.... where is THAD?!?!??!!

My dd22's go 30ft

Deep as the lake.....with a brick tied too it.

Did you plumb bob it?

I left out the part about "from the boat"

15 feet is about as far as I can get them down..... without strolling them.

If they are deeper just drop-shot em ahhahahaha

I have an 18ft retriever pole and most offten it take evey bit if it to reach the DD when getting unhung.
Strolling, I can not reach it. 20lb test Invisx

You must be awesome, mine don't go 10ft with 20# line.

You must be awesome, mine don't go 10ft with 20# line.

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Thad Rains...I heard he was an important mentor to Fouzman the "Manther"

I know how high they will go...when you rear back and really throw hard and the line gets around the rod eye and breaks....it will turn red when it re-enters the atmosphere.

i know you can throw them hard enough on 15# InvisX to burn the pad off your thumb while trying to keep the overrun to a minumum... LOL!

..........Don't lie Ronnie, you rubbed the padding off your fingers mopping the floor for your wife, not fishing cuz! hahaha

quit telling my real life secrets, biatch! LOL!! I fished a few times last year... a FEW.... LOL! i havent been once this year, yet... LOL!! school, and my wife, both have my boys locked up in a jar on the fridge! I did get to drive the little aluminum boat around the lake for an hour... woooopieee.

dd22's always dive straight to a crack in a rock or brush regardless of water depth,lol

they always curve right towards bridge pilings, too!!! no matter if it's windy or dead still!!!

Doesn't the '22' in the name kind of give it away? Just askin'

It should... but they don't dive that deep. I've seen them hit 16-18 feet on 10 lb fluoro on a really long cast.

rite idk why i even bother with anything that dives deeper than 6 feet

who makes the 6XD ?

strike king

+1

Were you in the water with scuba gear on?

Here is a very good article on deep diving crank baits --
http://www.tackletour.com/reviewdeepdivers.html

On 10 lb I can snag the bottom out of reach of my 15 foot pole.

Larger lines I can get them back with extension pole to spare more in the 12' range.

I normally get about 16 ft. with 12 lb. fluoro and 14 ft. with 12 lb mono.

Try the Kneel and Reel technique it will add a foot or so to a long cast

I know...I was just being silly.

You two guys need to take some lessons from JR. He is the best at STROllING. That's how you get it past 22 ft. Why wear your arm out casting and casting never getting past 15 feet. Drifting or strolling with the trolling motor staying on the contour that the fish are stacked on; get it down there and keep it down there. You can do the same thing with a spinnerbait.
Once you catch a big one then you can start searching with fan casting around the area. If it doesn't work go back to strolling. This is an excellent technique to locating active fish, then set you boat up to start working on them.

According to Norman Lures (I think this might even be on the box): 15-18 ft on 10lb test line.

I have a book that is a compilation of a study on measured crankbait depths and I think the DD22 maxed out at about 15-16ft. I'll look it up when I get home.