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Originally Posted by numbskull
I think you want the plug to float vertical rather than at 45 degrees. I think it is the throat of the plug being pulled down that creates the thrashing. More tail weight and the belly hook a bit back, maybe a bit longer neck would likely do the job.
I still do not believe you can improve on Stan Gibbs pencil design once you get to 1.5 oz and up. His little pencils work differently, probably because they lack the buoyancy to carry practical hook sizes.
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Thanks, George. I do love the castability of the 1 oz, but despite a handful of good catches I find it difficult to work. Those stock belly swivels are heart-breakers as well.
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Originally Posted by stripermaineiac
Eric. Something that I learned about the old school pencils. Instead of 1 weight change it up and go with 2 or 3 with the one closest to the belly hook being the heaviest. This will set a good angle and give you a similar action to the older Gibbs plugs. Casting is affected a little but the action due to the angle the plug sits in the water is much better than 1 just with a heavy tail weight. Makes it a better finess plug to romance the fish when they are hesitant to hit. Old school ideas as casting distance wasn't the primary ideas or enphasis back then. Romance the hit makes for bigger an better fish in hard fishing conditions like calm water or August LOL. Plus keeps plug out of the rocks.Ron
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Thanks for the input, Ron. I assume the weight placed further towards the hook would help with the momentum of the back-and-forth motion while being thrashed(?)
Despite the spread, I assume it might help the cast if the lead was placed inline (maybe spaced with a piece of tubular plastic).
[The attached pic still has the majority of the lead weight to the rear of the hip, which is opposite of what you said.]