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Old 03-15-2017, 05:46 PM   #4
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Water at the line tie and about 2" up the back with two belly hooks and a tail flag is a good place to start. You can work them slower and shallower that way.
The old school Gibbs that Stan made float more tail down. The water is level with the lip up front and is about 2" behind the neck in the back. These plugs had a long lip, however, which helped pull the face down and tail up when you retrieved them. If the lip is shorter and provides less dig then you need to back off on the tail weight a bit.
They are all weighted along the thru wire from the front hook all the way to the tail. You can, however, tail weight 'em and put a big belly weight up front.
When you test them tweak the line tie. It can turn a bad plug into a good one sometimes.
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