Got a question.....my surfsters are 4 inches long....how should I weight them? Should I weight them at all? They look great shape wise and in all other respects but I want them to be correctly weighted. Any help would be appreciated......any pictures of your surfsters would also help!;)

Haven't ever seen them weighed.Hahn never weighed his 5in and the larger CC7400 series i copied from Tagger were not weighed.If you use the Tinman lip it will help in casting,and it digs in real nice.Also ,BM says to use the red cedar for the Hahn.

Thanks JPI....I used AYC and others have also said no weight. Thanks a bunch, I will let you know how I make out.:D

Should be getting my lip delivery Monday!:happy:

Post um up!:D

The 7400 CCB surfster is 7 1/4" long and weighs 2 1/2 ozs. 2 4/0 belly hooks and a 4/0 rear treble. The 7400 Special had 1 belly hook at 4 3/8" from rear of plug and a rear treble. It weighs 4 ozs. Loaded in the rear for us eastcoast guys.

Tinman makes killer lips, but the surfster lip he does will be too big for a 4 inch surfster. Try a #4 colorado blade.

Jigman

I have a few creek chub surfsters[real one's]..the 4" kind,,and they have the same size lip as the 7"er's:huh:

Here is an original 7200 surfster. Lip is much smaller than the one used on the 7300 and 7400 sizes. note only 1 screw

http://www.antiquefishinglures.com/chub.htm

http://home.si.rr.com/ccbcosurfster/surfster/index.htm


There's alot of cool stuf in this site.the salt water specials are my fav. the with preg models I made one an gave it to eel punt Ray.With the Pikie lip.It was one of my favorite plugs.

Mine from the early spring

Nice i like the colors.

6 inches, 2.3 oz, AYC, through wired, tinman lip:


Jigman

Jigman,

What kind of Wire do you use ?

Thanks
Forrest

P.S. All of the lures in this thread are fantastic looking. You guys are not just very talented, but I can tell you all take alot of pride in what you are doing!

Surfster, Tangerine:hihi::D

316L stainless steel welding wire for thru-wire. You might find it locally from somewhere that sells welding supplies.

Jigman

my stuff comes from the TINMAN :happy: :claps:
Mr Tin I'll be getting an order in soon. I'm back. :bl:

Waiting for my order from JD......should be here tomorrow!:D I was hoping it would be here today!:huh: ;)

Larry
All orders from 9/12 & before are out,I am actually completely caught up today on that stuff. what was your order#, cause i really dont remember seeing your name. Did you piggy back with someone else ?

Thanks Surfster, always a pleasure. I hope to run into you at Montauk this year.I will be out there this weekend. Yahoooooo !!!!!!:happy: :happy: