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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

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Old 05-07-2011, 11:31 AM   #1
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First attempt!

AYC, 7.5", 1.30" dia tapered to .650. Rigged with NJT A40 lip and 3/0 hooks, .250 x 1.00 tail weight. somewhere around 3 oz. balance point is dead center. I'll test like this and see how it does, maybe a little belly weight at the balance point. Also turned a Jr. this morning, white cedar 6" x 1.25" dia. tapered to .680 with single hook and .5 x .25 belly weight just aft of center, I'm going to work w/ a NJT Danny 3 lip and 3/0 hook.
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Old 05-11-2011, 07:01 PM   #2
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Got out and test swam the A-40 and Jr. today. Swims to my liking with just the tailweight, not too wild, but a nice wiggle at all speeds. Swims just below to about a foot. I'll leave it be and finish it up. Didn't like the look of the Jr. so I made another from AYC. 6", 1.20" dia. tapered to .600 at the tail, also tailweighted and 1- 3/0 hook. I used a NJT Danny 3 lip and shaped the front to an Atom style. Really lucked out on this one, it swam perfect and casts great! Going to make 3 or 4 more. So it was a good day, did test a few others that had been laying around..1 turd and a few so so's.

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