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The original surfsters have a concavity between the waist and the nose, as well as between the waist and the tail. The troublemakers do not have the concavity between the nose and waist.
Both versions are 7.25" long. The original weighs 2.7oz rigged, the troublemaker 3.5+ oz. There is also an original "striper special" version (most with just one belly hook) that carries a big slug of through wire lead in the tail-midsection, and brings the weight up to 4oz. The originals were made out of white cedar, I don't know what the troublemakers are (? cedar with CPES).
The dimensions on the original are,
7.25 long
1.5 wide at 3.5" back from nose
.70 at tail
approx 1.2 at head before the taper begins to a round nose (approx 7/8" back)
The first hook is 1 7/8" back, the second 4 5/8" back)
Measuring from THE TAIL in 1'' increments the widths are
0"- .70
1" - .87
2" 1.13
3"- 1.4
4" - 1.48 (guess.....the plug is 1.5 a quarter inch earlier from tail)
5"-1.34
6" 1.23
7" ? into nose curve
The slope on the head begins 1/4" above the lip slot and continues back about three inches (less on some originals and only 2 1/8" on troublemaker.
The troublemaker is 1.64" wide at the widest, tapers in a slt convex curve (rather than concave like the creekchub) to 1.17" just in front of the eyes......about 3/4" back from the nose. The hooks on the trouble maker are wider apart 5" to the back hook from the nose.
Have at it and good luck.
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