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tlapinski · 01-31-2006, 09:49 AM

I assume you are referencing rigged rubber with a tin squid. The tin is going to keep the eel properly oriented by design. On a slug-go, the lure will swim with hooks down, acting like a keel. My guess is this is due to the weight of the hook bend being greater on the portruding side. Heavier things want to sink. Just my theory, though.

01-31-2006, 09:49 AM	#2
tlapinski All up in the Interweb! iTrader: (1) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In the dog house. Posts: 5,215	I assume you are referencing rigged rubber with a tin squid. The tin is going to keep the eel properly oriented by design. On a slug-go, the lure will swim with hooks down, acting like a keel. My guess is this is due to the weight of the hook bend being greater on the portruding side. Heavier things want to sink. Just my theory, though.
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