What decides the diving depth of a custom minnow?
Short answer
The lip and the internal weighting together, not the body length. Two minnows of the same length run at different depths when the lip angle or the ballast differs, so a brief that names length only has not specified the fishing behaviour.
In detail
Name the target depth and the retrieve it is meant for, then let the factory propose the lip.
The numbers behind this answer
| Sampled form | Reference price | MOQ |
|---|---|---|
| Deep-diving minnow, 30g / 44g | US$1.40-1.49 / piece | 100 pieces |
| Field | What it decides | What it changes in the order |
|---|---|---|
| Diving depth and lip | How deep the lure runs and how it deflects off cover | Set by the lip angle and length together with the internal weighting - it cannot be quoted from a length alone |
Where this answer comes from
Part of the product record Custom minnow lures: how an OEM order works (Minnows). The record carries the tables this answer is drawn from, the fields a factory needs before quoting, and an explicit list of what has not been verified.
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Sources 4 cited
- Our sampled minnow listings with unit price, MOQ and length per listing - aggregated at build time internal record
- Rapala's CrushCity leads ICAST award winners - for how a major brand structures a hard and soft lure range, Angling International, 2026-07-16
- UN Comtrade — China export statistics under HS 9507, 2023-2024 (retrieved from the official API)
- Harmonized System heading 9507 (rods, hooks, reels, lures) — US HTS lookup
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