Cannon Fodder

[numbskull]

Finally finished something.

Small pencils. Based on Gibbs 6" 1 3/4oz. The left sided ones are standard. The right side ones are goosed to 2.9oz (lead both sides of the belly hook) to compete with Flap and his shiitty loaded tiny Cordells.

[numbskull]

Next some 7.5" Gibbs 2 3/4 oz clones (my favorite pencil). Top are under-weighted to 2.2 oz and float at an angle (because someone told me they had done well on something like it), the blue is also goosed to 3.9oz for the canal (in case I'm dragged there kicking and screaming), the bottom ones are standard 2.75 oz.

[BigFish]

Cordells are gay! Nice pencils George....hope you kick Flap's ass!

[numbskull]

Then a single skinny pencil 7.5" 1.6 oz. It was born when I was adjusting the duplicator, but I liked it a lot. I set it up with a single 15gram tail weight positioned about 1/2 way between the tail and belly hook. It floats at 45 degrees and I think will work well real slow.....in case I'm dragged kicking and screaming to BH.

[numbskull]

....and some "dinner plugs". Copies of that beat up plug I posted earlier this winter........an attempt at a Jigman spook before I had a real one that worked well for a friend. Approximately 6.5" and 2.5 oz. They have a medium belly weight and medium tail weight to float at about 30 degrees.

[numbskull]

Finally, a Lucky 13 on steriods. About 6", 3 oz, fat, floats tail under and water at mid face, required a huge tail slug and massive chin slug. Haven't swum it yet (too lazy....but maybe today).

[Flaptail]

Originally Posted by numbskull

Finally finished something.

Small pencils. Based on Gibbs 6" 1 3/4oz. The left sided ones are standard. The right side ones are goosed to 2.9oz (lead both sides of the belly hook) to compete with Flap and his shiitty loaded tiny Cordells.

First....What no Mackerel? Secondly and most importantly, no matter how well those plugs are made a dwarf like you is physically incapable of casting as far as required to fish the canal properly.

Even your dog was embarrased by your casting last year. Better stick to casting into the dark, what you can't see won't upset you.

[go4broke44]

those tiny heavy ones will sink, won't they? (I guess the current will keep em up though).

Nice job, nonetheless.

[numbskull]

Since there is more weight in the tail than head, they sink tail down like a needle so when you start your retrieve they plane back to the surface. From what I've seen in the canal, reaching the fish and keeping the plug gently working on top is all it takes to get a hit.....these hopefully will accomplish that. Anywhere else I think they would be useless.

[ProfessorM]

All look great G. I hope to see you kicking and screaming in BH this spring

[The Dad Fisherman]

Those are sweet......weighted a few extra heavy for the canal too this year. Just gotta get my butt in gear and finish them

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by numbskull

to compete with Flap and his shiitty loaded tiny Cordells.

LMAO...

Like them all, but love the spooks.

[Mr. Sandman]

You are a machine.

[BILLC]

You've been busy! Love them all, but I do have a favorite.

Would like to hear how your Lucky swims. Ones that I put weight forward had a slow lazy swim to them, which is nice.

[Tagger]

Like em all .... those little heavys are bullets ,, they won't wobble on the cast I bet ..

[Slipknot]

They all look great George, I bet you will be able to launch them just fine, no cannon needed.

Originally Posted by numbskull

Then a single skinny pencil 7.5" 1.6 oz. It was born when I was adjusting the duplicator, but I liked it a lot. I set it up with a single 15gram tail weight positioned about 1/2 way between the tail and belly hook. It floats at 45 degrees and I think will work well real slow.....in case I'm dragged kicking and screaming to BH.

Looks similar to a KarlF and I use his there also. maybe the professor and I will see you out there again sometime when there are actually fish present.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

. maybe the professor and I will see you out there again sometime when there are actually fish present.

If I'm at the canal you can be safe in assuming the fish are not, Slip.

Bill C, I can't say my L13 was a rousing success. Chugs well and swims the first few feet, but then deadens out and acts like a lousy bottle plug. Casts like a sinker, however, and sometimes what the fish like isn't what I expect. We'll see.

[BILLC]

Sounds like you will have to do a stop and go retrieve. I get life out of mine by not putting weight in the front half of the plug. The first one I made, I put the belly weight just in back of the front hook. I am thinking the light front tries to go left then right and the weight in the rear brings it back.

If you get ambitious, drill the front weight out and see if you get a different beast.

[stripercrazy]

nice plugs and colors

[islander]

Nice stuff as always, you been burning the mid night oil.

[Rockfish9]

From one dwraf to another.. those look great... must be why I fish from a boat... not everyone has a built in 3' height advantage in every cast! Hi flap

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Rockfish9

... not everyone has a built in 3' height advantage in every cast! Hi flap

He can cast a real long ways, but usually needs somebody to point him in the right direction.

[jeffthechef]

fine craftamanship, beautiful work! what size is a "dwarf" considered to be in the fishing world, under 6 feet?

[ProfessorM]

Originally Posted by Rockfish9

From one dwraf to another.. those look great... must be why I fish from a boat...height advantage

that's my reason. Don't underestimate the little guy.


Inside every small man there is a tall man doubled over in pain

[pbadad]

George you been a busy man. nice work. It's always sweet to tweak the weight of a known design and make it fill the niche in the arsenal.