Jointed swimmer help

[cableguy]

I am building my 1st jointed swimmer....I turned the pieces, but I am wondering, to attach them together....do you guys use a split ring or just wire the 2 pcs together using loops? Thanks Jay

[spence]

Just pretend it's another plug. Wire the back half first (with the nose loop horizontal) and wrap the tail of the front around the nose loop on the back. Use nose and tail grommets as normal.

-spence

[The Dad Fisherman]

Actually Reverse that....do the front portion 1st then slip the the nose loop of the back portion through the tail loop of the front portion and then tie the tail loop in the back portion.

Originally Posted by spence

Just pretend it's another plug. Wire the back half first (with the nose loop horizontal) and wrap the tail of the front around the nose loop on the back. Use nose and tail grommets as normal.

-spence

[spence]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Actually Reverse that....do the front portion 1st then slip the the nose loop of the back portion through the tail loop of the front portion and then tie the tail loop in the back portion.

Can you tell it's been a while

-spence

[Jigman]

Both ways mentioned (tail loop on front section, or Rockfish's way of threading the loop through the plug). What method works best will depend on the plug. For example, RM's jointed use the first method, Creek Chub the second. Both work real well. Some of my plugs work better with the tail loop, others with the tighter loop. I've also noticed that on the ones where I thread the wire/loop through the plug and expand the loop will also work differently depending on how long I make that loop. Some seem to swim better with a tighter join.

Jigman

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by spence

Can you tell it's been a while

-spence

You need to spend less time in the Padded Room Forum and more time in the Shop

[Raven]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

You need to spend less time in the Padded Room Forum and more time in the Shop

lol

[cableguy]

thank you

[gone fishin]

Do a search on this. Rockfish 9 recently posted a demo on how to do this properly. If you use a wrap in front with a lip the plug will not swim properly. Using R9's method you will be good to go.

[Pete F.]

I do the front just like a non-jointed plug, just a smaller loop. Then put the front loop of the back part thru the tail loop of the front part and then finish the back of the back part just like a single plug. It's nowhere near as hard as that sounds.