After trialing over 15 versions with different widths, shoulder placements, lead placements, eye placements, wood types and line-tie positions, I've finally found a combination that swims the way I wanted.
I really wanted to use AYC, but I had to go back to EWP to keep it under 4 ounces; the good part about that is I found I could maintain the original length of approximately 9.5" and still get a good "walk".
Thanks to everyone who offered input, especially Numbskull; of course thanks to Bernzy for the inspiration.
At rest the plug is vertical; the waterline is about 1/2" - 3/4" above the shoulder.
If anyone is interested in the design, feel free to PM me; I'll snail-mail you a copy -- just use spray adhesive to stick it to Lexan for a Vega template (my Vega template is in the pic' below with a herring-colored spook).
..and apologies again to MS for hijacking his thread.
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