Hyrdo Orientation

[stripermaineiac]

Yup Paul with Darters but with anything with a metal lip its a waste of time as the lip controls the action along with it's placement. kinda like where you place the eye on a darter as far as how deep it will dig.Until the last few yrs not a lot of anglers used them. so the numbers weren't cost prohibitive. One of the reason that most went from wood to plastic on darters. Even with the Tatoos you still hear loads of compaints due to inconcistancy. I heave a couple dozen and at least 1/3 don't track well.I did get one word of wisdom on darters from an oooolllddd timer. The tighter the grain on the wood the heavier it is. Tight grain goes on the bottom. not sure how true it is as my 6 darters still don't pass the test.I think I used the rong wood.LOL

[BigFish]

Whatever makes people happy go for it! My belief is it is a waste of time and effort! I talked with an engineer friend of mine and he agreed......after adding belly weight (if needed) and then swivels, split rings (if needed) and hooks it shifts the balance of the weight of the bottom automatically......that becomes the pivot point and that is where you get your action from. Think about it. Just my .02 cents worth and in this economy....I owe you money!

PS-I have never ever seen a weighted, rigged plug body go belly up with the hardware facing the sky? Its always on the bottom.

[BigFish]

Also consider this? You hydro orient your bodies....THEN you drill your swivel holes (or two) your eye holes etc.?? This will alter your previous findings as you have removed wood and altered the way the body will act in the water?