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Old 11-23-2010, 03:34 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by ProfessorM View Post
Pichney used a 3/8 dia. going up to the thru wire like most of his swimmers.
If the pichney stuff is anything like the mussos I think they poured the lead directly into the belly hole and let it settle around the through wire. At least a couple mussos I dissected were built this way.

I like the belly lead on the perimeter though. A couple plugs I experimented with had the lead tucked way up and it made the plug very unstable and made the plug want to roll on its side. I think once you get the lead beyond the mid point of the body diameter the keel effect of the lead is less pronounced.

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