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Old 01-08-2010, 12:34 PM   #1
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darters...

I finished and tested a few darters last week, I've still got a bunch to epoxy... the butt end is a little fatter on these than I usualy do... out of 18, all but 3 acted like I wanted... the three "dogs" were clearly over weighted, which surprised me because I weigh each slug....

The bodies are birch and weigh 2.5 ounces @6.5" long

I've since drilled out the lead, filled the hole in the putty, dabbed on a little paint and covered the patch with 5 minute epoxy.. if the ice clears, i'll take them for a swim, they float well in the bucket now.... BTW... any one scouring the PI beach may find a pair of black 6.5" 2.5 ounce darters... the ice flows ate!
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