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numbskull · 08-15-2015, 05:13 PM

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.

08-15-2015, 05:13 PM	#6
numbskull Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: over the hill Posts: 6,682	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.