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George heres the one Im building, just got back from test swimming it with 3 different lips.
This version is 5.75" long, weighs 2.75 oz rigged the way it is now, carries cut 2/0 hooks and a flag on the rear (3/0 will work too without marrying)
Belly weight is 11 grams and is 2 5/8" back from the nose. Sits just in the body enough to be able to cover it.
Sits low in the water, with just the top 1/4 of the plug exposed.
I tried it with a danny 2 lip first, stayed right on top, maybe 2" down, great tail wag but anything except a slow crawl made it roll out.
Next was a lefty 2 lip, better holding but still rolled out, but not as much.
Best results where with a pikie 3 lip, slow crawl stayed on top, with 2/3 of the body rolling nicely, flag waving and making a nice v wake, on a faster steadier retrieve it went 2 ft down, no matter how hard I tried or fast I cranked it wouldn't roll out.
So Ill be building em with the pikie 3 lip seeing it gives me a more versatile plug for the surf and the conditions I fish. If they were for flat calm water I'd go with the lefty 2, but I barely fish those conditions.
My testing spot is nice it has a little calm back bay on one side and current flow bay side that is usually pretty choppy on the other, so I get most the conditions Ill actually be fishing in.
Think this plug will fit nicely into my rotations and the spots I fish.
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