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Old 04-09-2009, 05:54 PM   #7
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I test swam the Cowboy with 2 different weight combos. My goal is to have this plug dive with minimal crank speed. I went with the 18 gram weight scheme. First I put them @ 3" & 3 11/16'. The plug swam great along the top with the head under the surface. Made a lip ajustment and bent the eve way up to the lip centerline. I dove just under the surface. Next I took the same weight amount and split it up into three seperate weights. First slug was @13/16", second slug 2 5/8" & third @ 3 1/2". This combo put the head slightly down at rest but with a slow crank dove at least 1 1/2' under. Swam super with a nice wiggle. I used flat wheel weights, cut them to 9 grams and 6 grams for the test. I drilled a small hole in the middle of the weights and fasten to the plug at the locations w/ small #4 screws. The screws and weights w/hole weighed 6 and 9 grams. Now I feel I have what I wanted this Cowboy to do. Now I will drill the blank and put in the plug slugs. Thanks for your help George and GFB44 I hope this helps you.

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