[fishing bum wannabe]

i think the issue you are having with the white and the parrot bottle swimmers is that the faces are shaped too radically. try taking off the top of the face above the loop; it shouldn't curve back forward. I believe that the face should be straight up above the loop like the Pogie colored swimmer you made. You can still modify and repaint the front lip to make them swim right. I did that with some of my earlier attempts. Attached is a shot of my latest. These are 5 out of a batch of 14. They are 6.25" long and weigh 2 oz. They have a small belly weight and a small tail weight (combined 1/2 oz). They swim and cast great (I would say "the balls" but then BM would try to Ho a plug or two for using "his" expression)! So far everyone I have swum has worked great with a minimum of adjustment to the loop. I also angle the leading edge of the lip to 45 degrees. That also seems to help it dig in and swim.

Also, try turning the loop 90 degrees so that it is oriented side to side rather then up and down. Most wooden swimming plugs have the eye oriented this way. The up and down angle of the eye can be very critical to how your plug swims. I adjust the loop right and left to get the plug to track straight, and up and down to get it to dig and swim correctly.

If you got two out of four to swim right on your first attempt you are doing great. Nice paint job!