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03-08-2005, 10:37 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Maple for swimmers
The few swimmers I have made have been out of AYC. Was wondering if anyone has ever made a swimmer out of rock maple? How did it perform? Any additional weighting necessary? Thanks
Robert-
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03-08-2005, 11:18 AM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
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Made one once, looked nice but it had no action. I think the action comes from the bouyancy.
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“It’s not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections,” Antonin Scalia
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03-08-2005, 12:42 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Kentucky
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Heavier woods are generally better for needles, darters and such. Lighter woods for swimmers and other surface stuff. The extra weight of the maple will make it hard to get it to swim. One exception is if you have some strong current. In that case, the current may be enough to give it some action. It will run subsurface.
Jigman
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03-08-2005, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Jointed swimmers are great made from birch.
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03-08-2005, 06:35 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Light wood will change direction ( swim) easier than heavy wood. Takes less energy. Tried some maple spooks. Looked like I was having convulsions trying to dance them.
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03-08-2005, 07:05 PM
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viva the plug-o-lution
Join Date: May 2002
Location: notsob
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i made a few sweet maple pencils back a while ago. no weight, they walked pretty good. i just made some spook bodies, hope they work.
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live to fish. fish to live. rod tips high.
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03-08-2005, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North shore
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I've got a few old beat up Musso deep swimmers that are made of maple. I haven't swum the big guys yet, but the 6" swimmers have a nice tight wiggle.
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03-10-2005, 04:05 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
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Quote:
Originally posted by Backbeach Jake
Light wood will change direction ( swim) easier than heavy wood. Takes less energy. Tried some maple spooks. Looked like I was having convulsions trying to dance them.
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Jake I've made ballerinas out of just about everything .. I like the maple or birch,,,,the ayc was good walk the dog stuff stricly surface but with the heavier wood I got an up down thing going too.. Luv the subsurface action then pop it up to break the surface .. Geeeez wonder if I look like I'm having convulsions,,  |
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03-10-2005, 06:50 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Maine
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Danny P. and Don Musso used to make deep diving plugs out of maple
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03-10-2005, 07:06 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North shore
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Pinchney Slope Head and Conrad?
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