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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

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Old 10-23-2007, 02:18 PM   #1
GonnaCatchABig1
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but actually.. i pretty much study everything. i mean the basic over all designs, of every plug i have ever fished are embedded in my brain.

what i was really getting at is.. how do you test out the final conclusion. just drop it in and see what happens? and then tweak as necessary? like say i tried a danny... just carve it out, throw on a clear coat/sealant and toss it into some visible water and see what happens? then sand off the coating and make adjustments till it works right? or would i hafta just carve out another one if the first one failed? starting from scratch? granted wood is pretty cheap. (depending on the type) but my biggest fear is wasting a bunch of wood perfecting action. especially considering drilling spots, hooks and their placement/size. skirts, weights etc. ... i would assume once the action was down the colors are complete trial and error. cause ya never know a fire engine red of one lure could be deadly where as a bright.. uh... err.. green camo pattern? could be the nuts on another..

There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process. ~Paul O'Neil, 1965
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