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Originally Posted by pbadad (Post 1187438)

The new mold makes a smooth pour . Like the copper color. Reason you brought hook back?

Steve said he'd like the hook further back. It might offer a different swim depth with the same pour parameters. It also fishes better with a single belly treble and a flag so moving the hook back shouldn't be a diving issue, it might make the plug swim a wider dart.
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Sunday passed by quickly, anyone building still? Would love to see some other's progress.

I'm picking away at what I want to throw this year (hopefully COVID-19) passes fast. And then filling out handout orders.

Here's my herring:
https://youtu.be/v0Om0ZnUSY8
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Started building for the first time in a 8 years. Have a batch of tuna stickbaits, spooks and poppers in the making that were supposed to be for a Panama trip in April.

As u know Matt I been home recovering and out of work so I make the best of time. Did more slim needles slow sinks and decided to turn 20 ayc blanks for next years Pikes. I will be doing them with a single 5/0 hook and will be testing prototypes with alternative weight compensation. I also plan to try 2 different lips for an action I prefer in deep divers. I have 2 ready to swim today.
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Well on the plus side working at home this week has given me time to get some stuff epoxied... Small needles in pine and maple.

Not sure what to call these, kind of like a bottle darter... Been messing around with versions of these for the past couple of seasons.

I'd call it a bottle darter. The late Bob Hahn made a version close to that.

DJ. How do they swim?
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Those look great!
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Those darters look great DJ. Curious on the needles. Must be a weight difference on the line to maple. Are the pines floating ?? What’s the weights.
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Originally Posted by Higgie (Post 1188370)

Those darters look great DJ. Curious on the needles. Must be a weight difference on the line to maple. Are the pines floating ?? What’s the weights.
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All of those needles sink, the pine are about 1.75 oz the soft maple ones are about 2.

I got the last of what I had been working on finished this week. More needles in a different style, some in Pine and some in maple. The slimmer yellow one is pine and 1.75, the larger ones are 2.5 for maple and 2.0 for the pine.

and tomorrows project :)

I'm going to try and play with some birch I cut down that has had about a year to dry out...

Nice stuff guys.
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Originally Posted by pbadad (Post 1185441)

You'll find plexiglas 1/8&1/4 is a great template. I must have 30 or templates made over the years. I either trace by hand an existing plug on the paper stuck to the plexi or use the duplicator to trace an existing plug. Remove the wire& hardware . Chick carefully in lathe not to wreck plug. Take a dowel and make a rounded point on 1 end. Slide into dupe where the cutter goes. Remove stylus and take a short pencil and put where stylus was. Adjust your wooden cutter to rub against the plug body and push down on prncil lightly to mark paper on plexi. As u turn the dupe handle , slightly push dupe cutter feed handle against plug. The dowel will follow plug OD and the pencil will mimic the outline and draw it on the paper. I use plexi about 2 1/2" wide by approx length of plug plus a couple longer. Cut out. I use a bandsaw. Dip below the nose and tail diameter to establish a plugs length then carry a slight angle back to outer edge of plexi. If u want to see a picture of some of my templates, let me know and ill put them on my laptop since we can't post pics from phone.
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This is a great tip, I will have to try it. What’s the reasoning behind the slight angle back to the outer edge of the plexi?