Weighting Sea Spooks

[Mugz]

Any suggestions? Where to weight? How much?

[numbskull]

A healthy tail load, enough to float the plug near vertical with the head 1-11/2 " out of the water, works for me. I think the momentum of the heavy tail pushing/swinging by the lighter wider head is what creates the "walk the dog" action you want with these plugs.

[Mugz]

THANKS

[Christian]

you will also get different actions by the angle the floating plug has.

a plug weighed almost verticle will have a pencil popper action, the nose of the plug will move an inch or 2 in either direction.

if you make the plug float more horizontally, you will create more of a gliding effect and a nice V wake. this plug works really well for going slow. its my favorite way to float a spook style plug.

[Mugz]

So are you saying no weight Christian?
I have an afterhours spook and the thing is sweet. Love the walk the dog action......and casts like a bullet.

[steelhead]

Near vertical makes for a smaller tighter action. Less weight and more horizontal position of the plug in the water makes for longer glides and you can work the plug slower. With the right balance of weight, you can make the plug glide (sometimes three feet), walk, pop, glide and twitch at the end or swim subsurface. There's no right or wrong. I like a bit more weight in the tail when the surf gets bigger. For calmer water less weight. Estuaries, depends on current flow.

[afterhours]

tail and belly.

[Jigman]

Originally Posted by Mugz

So are you saying no weight Christian?....

Unless the plug is real small and the hooks are enough to get it to float right you will need a slug of lead. The amount of lead, and the location will depend on the action you want. Heavy tail weight for more of a pencil type action. Less weight, and about 1/3 of the way from the tail for more glide/walk the dog type action. I like my spooks to sit in the water just slightly tail down. Weighing may also depend on where you want to use it.

Jigman

Jigman

[Karl F]

Factor in type of wood (buoancy) too...
don't ask me how I know