Suspending Needles

[PNG]

Very nice Eric. What are you sealing the maple with. I found CPES effective not urethane. The urethane sealed plugs split however I was using soft maple again nice job

[Eric Roach]

Originally Posted by PNG

...What are you sealing the maple with...

I use a Xylene-thinned epoxy called ESP 155. I microwave the plug for 10-15 seconds before I pour the epoxy back and forth over it. In a hot box (about 85 degrees) the epoxy cures in about three hours. I've never had a hardwood plug split with this sealer.

[numbskull]

Elegant stuff. Part glider, part needle. Do they "walk" subsurface or on top?

[Eric Roach]

Originally Posted by numbskull

...Do they "walk" subsurface or on top?

Subsurface. I've had to play with the design to get them to dart horizontally -- the water resistance against the hooks causes them to dip down when twitched so I had to angle the lip to cancel it out.

The larger design gets a lot of hits with a slow & steady retrieve then pause/twitch/pause.

I really enjoy(ed) fishing the smaller one, it walked/glided very well and stayed level even in current. I just twitch-retrieved it at a good clip and it got smacked around.

[Eric Roach]

Thanks all for the comments.