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Fishpart · 11-02-2001, 11:41 AM

Had to try out my first attempts at home made plugs this AM. Sorry no pictures yet.

6" long mahogony darter. turned and through drilled, then I put an angle on the face with the drum on my belt sander so it is kind of cupped like an old bass lure I have kicking around. Put a #4 splitshot just behind the front hook. It dives about 2 feet with a very slow wobble nose down. it doesn't dart as much as the superstrike, but it does have a nice steady wobble. I just shot it with some clear finish to seal it so I could test it.

4 1/2" inch polaris style popper, drilled out the cup with a 1" bit, kind of looks like the cup on a famous RI plug makers plugs. It throws a nice bow wake with a steady retrieve and a good splash when you pop it. The weighting could be a little better, I think it might be floating a little too high in the water.

Hope to get some pictures up soon.

11-02-2001, 11:41 AM	#1
Fishpart Keep The Change iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Road to Serfdom Posts: 3,275	New Creations Had to try out my first attempts at home made plugs this AM. Sorry no pictures yet. 6" long mahogony darter. turned and through drilled, then I put an angle on the face with the drum on my belt sander so it is kind of cupped like an old bass lure I have kicking around. Put a #4 splitshot just behind the front hook. It dives about 2 feet with a very slow wobble nose down. it doesn't dart as much as the superstrike, but it does have a nice steady wobble. I just shot it with some clear finish to seal it so I could test it. 4 1/2" inch polaris style popper, drilled out the cup with a 1" bit, kind of looks like the cup on a famous RI plug makers plugs. It throws a nice bow wake with a steady retrieve and a good splash when you pop it. The weighting could be a little better, I think it might be floating a little too high in the water. Hope to get some pictures up soon.