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Eric Roach · 06-16-2010, 04:03 PM

I'm trying to build a needle that noses the surface for the V-wake, but still be slim and reasonably-weighted so it casts well.

I notice the thinner the profile, the harder it is to get it to rise on a slow retrieve. I assume one cause is surface area...Meaning, there's less lift against the water as it's retrieved(?)

Just trying to get some insight as a muddle my way through my first successful* "V-wake needle".

* "Successful" = Approx 7", thin profile, casts well (at least throws farther than a rigged Slug-Go), and "V's" without too much of ass-down attitude. A calm-water plug for night.

06-16-2010, 04:03 PM	#1
Eric Roach Big E Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Seabrook, NH Posts: 681	Needles & "Lift" I'm trying to build a needle that noses the surface for the V-wake, but still be slim and reasonably-weighted so it casts well. I notice the thinner the profile, the harder it is to get it to rise on a slow retrieve. I assume one cause is surface area...Meaning, there's less lift against the water as it's retrieved(?) Just trying to get some insight as a muddle my way through my first successful* "V-wake needle". * "Successful" = Approx 7", thin profile, casts well (at least throws farther than a rigged Slug-Go), and "V's" without too much of ass-down attitude. A calm-water plug for night.