I agree with that 100%...thats not what I'm saying. adding weight will definitely have an effect on the way a plug swims. But we are talking basic characteristics of the lip only. How does its differences make the plug act.
Now take that same prey swimmer w/ the 00 weight and put a different lip on it. It will swim different now...Why? The lip is obviously changing the way the water is being "Pushed" as the plug is retrieved.
Does a thinner profile lip pust the water over the top of the plug where a larger profile lip tends to push the water to the side? or More water over the top.
Does a longer lip tend to push more water over the top as compared to a shorter lip?
What effect can you expect when you pick a certain lip?
This is all food for thought.....
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Originally Posted by BigFish
Example: I studied/tested and fished several "Surfsters" when I was designing my "Prey" swimmer. All the models I tried rolled 180 degrees and were unweighted......and I hated them! I was looking for less roll and more wiggle. I simply dropped a shot of "00" in the belly to give it more keel effect along with the 3/0 hooks and achieved the desired action. Just that subtle change with the same lip radically changed the action of the "surfster" style "Prey". I believe weighting will have more to do with the action of a particular plug than will the lip. My .02 cents.....in this economy might not be worth that much but there it is.  |