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Old 03-15-2007, 05:39 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Tagger View Post
.. Others flatten sides on the nose and get them to wiggle .
And there's the rub, what is the secret to a swimming needle?........I'm not sure it is the flats that make a needle swim. The best swimming needle I've fished is the smaller Spofford, which have no flats. The old three hook Gibbs swam as well. I got an idea it is the taper of the head/throat part of the plug in relation to the balance point (i.e., weighting scheme) that is the most important.
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