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Originally Posted by Eric Roach
This might be an oversimplification, but is there anything like standard ratios out there to determine buoyancy? i.e. "X ounces of Eastern White Pine will float Y ounces of lead."
I'm starting off in the shop with thoughts like: "OK, I want a slim Polaris-style popper with an unfinished weight between 2 - 2.5 oz. Center-weighted for casting. Floating."
Fast-forward a couple hours (I'm slow) and I have exactly what I want, but it sinks. Might still be a decent plug, but I wanted a floater so I could twitch it.
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It obviously floated before you weighted it. If it's made of wood. Pull the weight out and cut some off. (Remove some of the lead) try it again. Keep doing this until you have what you want.