Thinkin out loud--

[BigFish]

But you tested wood that had not been weighted or had the hardware applied. I still believe the weight of the hardware will negate the variations in the density in the wood as at that point it is less than negligible. The applied weight from the hardware will dominate/dictate the action of the plug as the center of gravity will be where the most weight is applied.....thats my opinion and I am sticking to it. I did discuss this very point with an engineer and it was also his opinion. You say tomato and I say tom-ah-toe.

Keep on pluggin' kids!

[Slipknot]

that's correct Larry if the plug is simply just sitting in the water.

but we usually apply a force to the lure as it goes thru the water to swim like a fish, any slaight differences in the balance of the plug can be magnified as the plug is moved thru the water. I took mechanical engineering in college and I'm sticking to it

all in all, the balance can be thrown off even more when the thru wiring hole is drilled, since it is rare that they will be drill to exact tollerances.

you can drive yourselves crazy with piciune stuff, they are just plugs.

I gotta go make some boxes now

[BigFish]

I respect peoples passion and opinions.....especially yours Bruce. Thats why threads like this one are so good....you hear others opinions. I also will stick to my guns.....as I have seen nothing to prove otherwise in how my plugs perform.

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by BigFish

But you tested wood that had not been weighted or had the hardware applied. I still believe the weight of the hardware will negate the variations in the density in the wood as at that point it is less than negligible. The applied weight from the hardware will dominate/dictate the action of the plug as the center of gravity will be where the most weight is applied.....:

Not saying the force will overcome lead and hardware .. Just be nice to have the 2 working together.Karl ,,stop pissing in my shoe ..