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Originally Posted by BigFish
...Make em' best you can...
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Tryin' -- that's why I posted the question.
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Originally Posted by Saltheart
If you adjust the total weight of the lure to the same weight for all by using lead to compensate for the density differences of the wood...the lures will all sink at the same rate.
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Thanks for the helpful explanation, this will save me some time.
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Originally Posted by numbskull
...water resistance as they go down...The more tail weighted the needle the more it will want to plane to the top...
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Thanks, your explanation of this a couple years ago really helped me build waking needles.
In mine, the tail lead and belly lead weigh the same, the reverse-pencil shape ensures it sinks tail-first. The tail is thick enough to plane it to the top, and the belly weight placement ahead of the shoulder tips the lure forward when it breaks the surface so it doesn't come in at too steep an angle.