Needlefish nose loop?

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Tagger

.. Others flatten sides on the nose and get them to wiggle .

And there's the rub, what is the secret to a swimming needle?........I'm not sure it is the flats that make a needle swim. The best swimming needle I've fished is the smaller Spofford, which have no flats. The old three hook Gibbs swam as well. I got an idea it is the taper of the head/throat part of the plug in relation to the balance point (i.e., weighting scheme) that is the most important.

[Rockfish9]

I like mine horizontal, I feel it makes a difference, I've made them both ways, the horizontal ones always outfish the verticle ones.. go figure.

[afterhours]

tried both ways and settled on horizontal. needles don't need flat sides to swim- just the right shape and weighting.

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by Rockfish9

I like mine horizontal, I feel it makes a difference, I've made them both ways, the horizontal ones always outfish the verticle ones.. go figure.

I'll try it ,,, If horizontal does outfish vertical this is going to be a real stella year .., I'm catching like a bastagde now ,.