you need to correct your weighting bud.
a needle can go thourh the water horiz and produce that v wake, if you aint getting it it aint right on the weighting. a slow sinker will rise to the top. a floater well will float. they should go through the air on a cast almost with a cork screw type flight. Ya buildem the way ya want to fishem, adjust the position of ya weight an the amount
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