slab sided mac plug question

[steelhead]

Followed up on a suggestion from Bassmaster to change the angle of the nose as well as shifting the eye location. After fiddling for about a week, I've ended up with something that I think is sastisfactory for a first pass. This version has lost the lead slug behind the last belly hook (You can still see the edge of the hole). Has two lead slugs between the two belly hooks and an OO shot right up under the nose.

Now, it digs right away with a nice wiggle and a bit of a roll to it. Very Slow reeling puts it right on top with a nice wake. As the retrieve speeds up it digs a bit and gets down to about 2 feet or so. I can still sweep or jerk the rod and get some great twitches and side to side darts out of it. :-)

I'll paint this one up and try a few more.

What I learned was that I was focused too much on a literal interpretation of shape as opposed to action and presentation. When I let go of the shape, and just looked at action and presentation, letting the shape became an impression or suggestion of a mackerel, that was when I found what I was looking for.