I will put up some pics later. I added weight and re tested them all but one worked so I will let them dry then seal paint and epoxy. I decided to take on lipped swimmers of all kinds (Bottles, and datetrs too) when I ran out of metal lips. as a newer builder I was alittle intimidated by the failure rate but figuring out how to get them to swim correctly is a fun challenge.
The first pic is of the nikes on the bench and a darter I was playing with. Second is the bottoms to show the weight holes. most of them didnt need the holes near the chin but I was playing with different weight options to see what happens. the last pic is just for fun so you guys can see what I have been doing.
More taper and thinner in the tail section, leave the small belly weight about 1/3 forward of the tail and add 1/4 x 3/4 tail weight. This plugs pivots from the tail!! Finicky plug but if you use Paul's (ProfM) drawing http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...710-post8.html it will swim "Perfect"
"The lips stand out because she wants to suck on your Pikie."....Mike Laptew Van Staal Service/Repair Technician
I did use his drawings I forgot to mention they have tail weights. 3/8 x 1 The larger ones I did on my own after a sucessful test of the smaller ones. those were the ones I had to play with. I also tweaked the angle of the lip a little.
amazing job, i had a chance to grab one of the Tobias Nike,and this thread is just the real builders challenge. just amazing job guys.
what about fish cought on them.
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