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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

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Old 01-10-2010, 10:08 PM   #1
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Skin Plugs

Finally getting something done. Here's a few skin plugs, about the size of a spin atom.
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Old 01-10-2010, 11:35 PM   #2
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I think those are going to treat you well.
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Old 01-11-2010, 07:05 AM   #4
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Nicely done.
Did you adjust the weighting to compensate for the lack of a rear hook?
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Old 01-11-2010, 07:12 AM   #5
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Nicely done.
Did you adjust the weighting to compensate for the lack of a rear hook?
Wouldn't the eel skin throw the weight and balance off more than the missing hook? Does a "skin" have the same density as wood? Nice plugs Dan!!

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Wouldn't the eel skin throw the weight and balance off more than the missing hook? Does a "skin" have the same density as wood? Nice plugs Dan!!
I never found the skins to weigh enough to effect the action one way or the other.

Nice job on the plugs BTW

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Old 01-11-2010, 06:32 PM   #7
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For what it is worth, I usually add a tail weight (or increase the size of the weight already there) when I build a skin plug. It helps with balance, but more importantly I think they tumble less on the cast. I often also use a larger lip than usual to help swing the skin.

The plug usually will only have one belly hook (unless I plan to troll it), fairly far forward (though back enough so the fish clears the lip as it hits) to help cut down tail wraps (which also throws the balance off). I don't use chain or mono on the tail, seems like it would hurt the action and cut down casting distance (they already cast much worse than a normal plug).

I turn the tail section fatter to fill out the skin (and also allow more tail weight). I like to fish them with a tail that is 1/2 to 2/3rds the length of the plug. I have always built them big, though Flap did a job last year using very small (by my standards) skin needles (which he built using a dowel and egg sinker on each end).

I've also done well with skins on slopeheads, and I saw one of Stan Gibbs' tackle boxes once that had a skin on a bottle plug.

Word of caution, however, the two hook BM Gibbs skin needle design fouls horribly (presumably the guys who fished that used mono tail loops).
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Old 01-11-2010, 09:02 AM   #8
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Nicely done.
Did you adjust the weighting to compensate for the lack of a rear hook?
put a little brass chain on the tail,,, it will give it a little weight....
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Old 01-11-2010, 05:20 PM   #9
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Nicely done.
Did you adjust the weighting to compensate for the lack of a rear hook?
The weight is just forward of center, so no I didn't move it very much to compensate for the lack of rear hook. I made one last winter as a prototype and with the weight of a skin the plug swam almost level just slightest bit nose down which helped it dig in and hold very well in current. I think if you wanted it to swim completely level the addition of a piece of brass chain would accomplish this. I still have a bit to learn about skin plugs as this was the first year I've used them so I'm still undecided on exactly what I want them to do. But there certainly is alot of fish catching potential in this style plug.
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Old 01-11-2010, 08:27 AM   #10
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lookin good Dan
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Old 01-11-2010, 01:00 PM   #11
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look good D.

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Nice looking skin plugs. I found to compensate for the skin weight, I eliminate the tailweight, use a second belly hook position further back. The BM style swimmer swings nicely in a lazy S pattern. 3" skin tail no mono. Lob cast w/o force keeps the skin wraps down. Good Luck. By the way, skins catch well!!!

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