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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

 
 
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Old 12-30-2004, 12:40 AM   #31
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I like tough wire the tougher the better.it don't come undone lotsa plugs like darters an bottles require the wire to stay where u put it.once i tune a bottle i epoxie the nose wire so it don't move.multiple fish plugs like a pencil popper wil be rendered useless after several decent fish.i have this problem with the gibbs.Any tough wire can be easily minipulated with basic hand tools.I like the way mac does the noseloops u can make em any size u want.some like a big nose loop an believes it provides more freedom for better action.I like em cause the're easier to hook up.I use a tough welding stick wire # 309 inever see that # but thats what i have MAC"s wire is the only stuff i seen that is tougher.To make the tail I use the technique.Chumbucket posted on SOL It should be on the top of the page over there.I hold the wire with.needle nose vise grips an pull the wire tight around a allan wrench chucked up in the vise 2 or three raps pull em up tight to the plug to sink the front in good.makes things nice an neat an tight.an each one looks the same.Any one have wire they can't bend send it to me.I have no reason to anneal i kneel all day long.

Eben to do the darter just bend one side of the front loop flat.In other words it should look like this O_ instead of this O-- to let it sink into the plug so it sticks up enough an don't blow out the top.an epoxie it in. How do u like my computer graffics.
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