They are only 2 months late
These are kind of working prototypes. I turned 15 or so bodies and I finished about 1/2 and I'm putting the others aside until I actually get to fish them to see if I like them.
I had a few ideas i've been wanting to try on some needlefish. I wanted some that sank level and some that sank head first.
These have head and tail weights. The ones with the 'extended' nose & tail have a little more lead in the nose than in the tail and weigh 2.5 oz. The others have the same amount and are about 2.25. There's no belly weights in them, just the hanger, and belly treble...
These are made from some of the white cedar fishdoc had at plugfest last year. Its nice working with true 2" wood, you can rip it and get 4 needles from each piece. The bodies on all of them are 7" although the extended ones I intentionally let the nose lead stick out past the end of the body so I could try & get a tapered look. the olive one came out good, next time i'll turn the nose a little smaller so I don't have as big a transition from the end of the wood to the wire...
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