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Old 03-20-2009, 10:36 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Diggin Jiggin View Post
When you guys are talking about the wood splitting, where does it split?
I was talking about the beak getting tattered , splitting is a whole other issue with darters . When they split they split from front to back,,From nose loop to arse loop usaully showing on top first . Why ? .. some suggest sealing issues. I've ruled that out with me ..CPES seals the nuts .. I think its a combination of things .. Cranking arse loop so hard you pull the nose loop in like a wedge , like when your trying to split wood .. solution maybe as simple as screw eyes suggested by Karl F . Type of wood ,, Hard maple and rock maple are just too frickin hard.. Hard = brittle, imho,,, When a piece of wood falls off the bench and splits hitting the concrete floor ,,whats it going to do hitting the water on an Arra like cast ?. So far, I like birch for darters .. that may change ,,I want to try soft maple and check weight sealed . Yours look pine .Grain looks huge unlike hardwood.. I've never tried pine because I was trying to go the Musso route of an unweighted darter and pine is so light. I drift in and out of darter hell ,but I never stop thinking about it. You'll probably hit the nail right on the head.. I've always hit my fingers alot first .
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