Lure archetypes
Twelve lure shapes, built in the Tank and tested on six fish.
Generic archetypes, not products: each is a plausible arrangement of Tank blocks a builder would recognise. Two are deliberate failures or controls. Each page shows the physics verdict, and every scenario where a fish model ate it.
Compare all twelve ↓Same model · same retrieve
Compare the shapes
Length is the span of occupied 1 cm Tank cells. Wobble is the Tank's own 0–10 scale, not a measured lure specification. Lipless and control builds expose what the model cannot resolve.
Scroll the table sideways to compare every measure →
| Archetype | Length | Lip cells | Buoyancy | Wobble | Tank verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-bill crankbaitShallow crank | 80 mm | 2 | floating | 5.4 / 10 | Swims |
| Medium-diving crankbaitCrankbait | 80 mm | 2 | floating | 3.8 / 10 | Swims |
| Deep-diving crankbaitCrankbait | 110 mm | 5 | floating | 9.0 / 10 | Swims |
| Lipless rattle baitLipless | 100 mm | 0 | floating | 0.0 / 10 | Action outside model |
| Flat-sided crankbaitCrankbait | 80 mm | 1 | floating | 1.0 / 10 | Swims |
| Jerkbait (floating)Jerkbait | 120 mm | 1 | floating | 0.8 / 10 | Swims |
| WakebaitTopwater-adjacent | 120 mm | 4 | floating | 8.7 / 10 | Swims |
| Small trout minnowMinnow | 60 mm | 1 | floating | 1.0 / 10 | Swims |
| Big pike baitBig bait | 150 mm | 3 | floating | 6.2 / 10 | Swims |
| Micro crankbait for panfishMicro | 30 mm | 1 | floating | 0.1 / 10 | Swims |
| Over-ballasted crank (rolls and skates)Failure case | 80 mm | 2 | floating | 0.0 / 10 | Fails |
| No-lip control bodyControl | 80 mm | 0 | floating | 0.0 / 10 | No lip action |
Inspect each build
Square-bill crankbait
80 mm · floating · wobble 5.4Swims.
eaten in 6 of 72 scenariosMedium-diving crankbait
80 mm · floating · wobble 3.8Swims.
eaten in 7 of 72 scenariosDeep-diving crankbait
110 mm · floating · wobble 9.0Swims.
eaten in 6 of 72 scenariosLipless rattle bait
100 mm · floating · wobble 0.0No lip, so no swimming action.
outside the model · not rankedFlat-sided crankbait
80 mm · floating · wobble 1.0Swims, but barely moves.
eaten in 3 of 72 scenariosJerkbait (floating)
120 mm · floating · wobble 0.8Swims.
eaten in 3 of 72 scenariosWakebait
120 mm · floating · wobble 8.7Swims.
eaten in 7 of 72 scenariosSmall trout minnow
60 mm · floating · wobble 1.0Swims, but barely moves.
eaten in 3 of 72 scenariosBig pike bait
150 mm · floating · wobble 6.2Swims.
eaten in 5 of 72 scenariosMicro crankbait for panfish
30 mm · floating · wobble 0.1Swims, but barely moves.
eaten in 1 of 72 scenariosOver-ballasted crank (rolls and skates)
80 mm · floating · wobble 0.0It rolls over.
eaten in 0 of 72 scenariosNo-lip control body
80 mm · floating · wobble 0.0No lip, so no swimming action.
eaten in 0 of 72 scenarios