sorta-surfsters

[Jigman]

I don't add weight to my surfsters. The lip adds plenty of weight. You want the nose to be down in the water. Part of the reason for the slope, is that it helps the lip grab in current. At least that is how I've viewed it. You could always add the slope and repaint if they are not working the way that you intended.

The first thing I would do though is remove the weight. If the weight is in the belly, it will cause the nose to come up some rather than dig. This may be one reason that they are rolling out in current.

Jigman

[NIB]

Try removin the rear belly hook.Make the front hook bigger.
An bend the lip up.an the line tie up.

[NIB]

Try removin the rear belly hook.Or Make the front hook bigger.
An bend the lip up if u can..an the line tie up.This should bring the nose down an bendin the lip up should allow more water to pass over the top of the plug instead of being blocked by the lip.which is what cause's it to pop out.should work.now its probably gonna roll some as i find the flat top reduces some of that.Instead of just feedin em to bluefish take one an mess wit it to see if u can get what u want out of it so u know the next time.before u paint.
Not much of a fan of surfsters really.I have a few from a highly touted guy who used to post here.I have a 3 oz one I'm gonna cut the lip out of it replace it wit a moores pikie lip.after i add a slug o lead to the belly.its real big an it casts. like a wet rag.for 3 oz's

[Zeno]

Unlike NIB I am a huge fan of sursters especially when tossing them in the yummy rough white water or wiggling them on the back of a wave .I would suggest taking a back hook out completely.I fish all my surfers without the back hook with just a little teaser instead.I want that tail up as high as possible and I want it slapping the water almost like a pencil popper in slow motion.Rear hook will weigh the plug down and take away from the action its designed to do.imho ,of course

[NIB]

I remeber u losin a good fish on one.I just prefer a Z lip.Thats what I'm used to.Although lefty an his son wade make a small version of a surfster that kills on the flat water.

[Zeno]

Originally Posted by NIB

I remeber u losin a good fish on one.

Yup ,but it wasn't the plugs fault that vmc straitened out.If anything its a compliment to it

[NIB]

Originally Posted by Zeno

Yup ,but it wasn't the plugs fault that vmc straitened out.If anything its a compliment to it

I did not mean to imply that i just remember u using an losing it.I figured u where a fan.Someone hooks a good fish on a plug an they become a fan.