Thanks again fellas for all the input and helpful hints!!! I was able to get the new spook blanks sealed, weighted, and tested them this afternoon. I cut and drilled all the blanks the same figuring I would modify and fine tune with different sized hooks.
I'm interested in your thoughts! I ended up fattening out the profile, lowering the line tie off center a little,moving front hook forward a bit, adding 1/4 oz weight 2/3 back from the front, and tried a number of hook sizes/weight (pretty much everything people recommended)
Three videos of spook action with different hook sizes, first 2/0 , second 3/0 trebles, and third 2/0 4x heavy trebles.
I'm working the spooks pretty fast and hard in the videos, they did well slower and came out of the pause well.
I disagree. Those will work for sure, but I think you can maybe do better and definitely learn something more here.
I think they are too light. Add more weight and stay with the smaller hooks. You are better using internal weight rather than large hooks to weight a spook. The hooks add drag, particularly on the tail and kill action. Getting a plug that sits more tail down will also give you more "pop" or splash when you work it. May not matter for muskies.
I'd suggest you try another style as well. Try sticking a 1/2 oz of lead right in the butt, go with 2/0 hooks, and see what it looks like. Remember, tail weight is your friend in a spook. It is what makes the plug work. The momentum of the tail pushes the head to the side and makes it walk. One of the best "spook" designs ever is the ballerina. Bernzy's howdy is great as well. They sit vertical at rest with the head about an 1" out of the water and have a line tie on center (which works better as the plug becomes more tail heavy).
Try both, see which you prefer, and then use the other also since the fish usually have a different opinion than us.
Thanks for the feedback fellas!
Numbskull,
Thanks for the tips, I'll spin up a couple more blanks and give your advice a try. I'm not familiar with the ballerina or the Howdy. I've searched the web but can't find any video of the action of those plugs.
thanks
MS
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