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NIB · 02-05-2006, 03:42 PM

I know lots of guys work off a template when the build a plug.an thats good if'n u wanna make a hole bunch an weed thru the not so good ones.I don't have a duplicator so i do most of my work by selective posistioning of hook holes weight an so forth.Here's what i do I will spin a blank an put the hooks where i think they will work best with the size of the hook an weight balancing as the determining factors.I always have some scrap wire lyin around so i string em up an try to balance the plug in the middle thats where the weight goes. Sometimes I will put it just back of that center 1/8" to give it a little casting Balance. This will keep it from tumbling as much an lessen the chance of hook fouling on the line.Now someytimes in a plug that size I will go wit a 5/0 on the front an a 4/0 on the back wit just tail feathers on the tail no hook.or 2-5/0's an no tail hook.Or a 4/0 front 3/0 rear u get the idea.I like to mix it up.Don't be pigeon holed into thinkin this hook goes on this plug.Use the hooks as a tool just like u would a certain lure for a certain situation.If I find a shape that works I work off the weight,the single most important thing is the weight.I can vary from one piece of wood to another an perhaps is the main reason some plugs work an some are dogs.I almost always take my stuff to the water an test em out wit hooks I have bent in so they don't harm the blank.I will go with several sizes to see what the differences are.Then I write things down its important if u make a good one an wanna reproduce it.Its a pita but its what works for me.I really can't see doin it any other way. Makin plugs is a chore to me the love is gone.There's not enuff instant gratification in it. I hate the waiting between stages of finishing.Alot of my own stuff i prime paint a epoxy the same day.no sealer an trash em when they are done.I have more lures than I can ever throw.I only make em if i think i can make something better than what i can buy or if I need something to fill a space in my arsenal.so testing is something i do to be sure it will perform as needed.Its a good practice.I learned alot about fishing thru this trial an error technique.Then again I make instant oatmeal an sit around an do nothing for a hour.If u get the idea.

02-05-2006, 03:42 PM	#7
NIB Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: jerseyshore Posts: 4,949	I know lots of guys work off a template when the build a plug.an thats good if'n u wanna make a hole bunch an weed thru the not so good ones.I don't have a duplicator so i do most of my work by selective posistioning of hook holes weight an so forth.Here's what i do I will spin a blank an put the hooks where i think they will work best with the size of the hook an weight balancing as the determining factors.I always have some scrap wire lyin around so i string em up an try to balance the plug in the middle thats where the weight goes. Sometimes I will put it just back of that center 1/8" to give it a little casting Balance. This will keep it from tumbling as much an lessen the chance of hook fouling on the line.Now someytimes in a plug that size I will go wit a 5/0 on the front an a 4/0 on the back wit just tail feathers on the tail no hook.or 2-5/0's an no tail hook.Or a 4/0 front 3/0 rear u get the idea.I like to mix it up.Don't be pigeon holed into thinkin this hook goes on this plug.Use the hooks as a tool just like u would a certain lure for a certain situation.If I find a shape that works I work off the weight,the single most important thing is the weight.I can vary from one piece of wood to another an perhaps is the main reason some plugs work an some are dogs.I almost always take my stuff to the water an test em out wit hooks I have bent in so they don't harm the blank.I will go with several sizes to see what the differences are.Then I write things down its important if u make a good one an wanna reproduce it.Its a pita but its what works for me.I really can't see doin it any other way. Makin plugs is a chore to me the love is gone.There's not enuff instant gratification in it. I hate the waiting between stages of finishing.Alot of my own stuff i prime paint a epoxy the same day.no sealer an trash em when they are done.I have more lures than I can ever throw.I only make em if i think i can make something better than what i can buy or if I need something to fill a space in my arsenal.so testing is something i do to be sure it will perform as needed.Its a good practice.I learned alot about fishing thru this trial an error technique.Then again I make instant oatmeal an sit around an do nothing for a hour.If u get the idea.