here is one of my so called lefty clones. it is 7" weights 3.5oz. it swims much better then lefty and with 3 coats of epoxy i dont think there is any worry about swelling and splitting. at least the over 300 that i have sold no one has every come back with a problem only great things like this . my plug have caught 42 fish over 30# and 27 fish over 40#. oh ya lets not forget about the 5 14# blues i caught last year without a problem.
First off I would like to say here in Jersey we do not have the deep water or the amount of big fish you have up north, hence most Jersey Makers built plugs to catch little fish.