Spook Hell..........Help

[JohnnySaxatilis]

im no expert on the matter, and I know you'll figure it out as all your stuff is always lookin top notch! if you want to look at something to go off, that looks similar to your design, check out Bigfish's "blitz seeker". or maybe try to pick his brain. That thing is delicious lookin, and has the coolest side to side action...

[Rockfish9]

Heavy woods, like maple do not normaly ( In my experience) make good spooks... My choice is WRC.. Bass wood should be fine... a spook depends on the resistance of the head of the plug and boyancy of the wood to make the tail swing around... Unfortunatly, here at work I can't see the pictures so I dont know what they look like or where your hooks are.. if you keep all the resistance up front.. she'll glide like a ballerina.. ( no pun intended)

[BigFish]

MS....love your work! Thanks to Johnny for the kind words. My "Blitzseeker" has a length of 4.25 inches and weighs 2 oz. It is tail weighted and it also has a "00" shot towards the chin! It sits in the water as many pencils do at a bit more than a 45 degree angle. When you start to retreive it and pop the rod tip a bit it walks the dog like its nobody's business and the action drives the fish wild! As your spook size is a bit larger than mine I suggest playing with your weight combination both tail and belly weight and also try 3/0 hooks! I can better answer any questions when I get home and have my notes in front of me. Hope I helped a little?

[BigFish]

Everyone's desire in regards to a spooks action also varies a bit, how it sits in the water, how it glides or walks etc. So you need to have an idea of what you are looking for and work towards that by experimenting a little...make a few test plugs weighted differently and keep notes on how they react individually. Then make your changes.