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Originally posted by steelhead
So, when do you sleep?
Absolutely love that first metal lipped swimmer. Tell me more about it!
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nothing special. I dont use a duplicator, so I take a caliper reading of the lip's width and make the nose first to match the lip's width. From there its all in where my gouge wants to go. No 2 swimmers I make are the same and they all act a bit differently.
For instance, I made a single hooked danny and moved the belly hook up in the front of the plug. The weight of the hook makes it sit nose down so it swims about 5 or 6 feet under on a fast retrieve. If i cut a slope on the head it will swim deeper..I've found that 2 hook jobs like that first one are best if you want it to stay on the surface because it balances the plug.. Also the more wood you have in the plug, the more your plug will stay on top(bouyancy). I gleaned that from Bassmaster. I couldnt understand why he made such fat dannies.. then I made a skinny one and found out
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