trial and error?

[BigFish]

Try making what you like best.....study the plug itself. Its not rocket science Chris! Good luck! Try the search option here in the forum.....lots of answers there!

[GonnaCatchABig1]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Try making what you like best.....study the plug itself. Its not rocket science Chris! Good luck! Try the search option here in the forum.....lots of answers there!

i turn everything into rocket science.. (which is might be my problem lately.) granted you are the one person i know least in your family. you may know of my.... well currently.. under-achieving brain functions.

you know that miracle lure that came out? the one thats like banned from tournies? i had a rough draft of that made up when i was 9. when i saw it a mag i was pissed. my draft was nearly identical. down to a T.
you can ask my mom of my long line of inventions that have struck the billions mark..
i over analyze and perfect everything.
honestly.. if i had access to an actual wind tunnel.. you best believe my plugs would be in there as well as a current pool thing..
if you think i have gone batty now.. wait till i start building plugs.
i am going to try to keep it as simple and basic as i can.. but i would fear for your lively hood.. lol. j/k but really.. expect some ridiculous stuff out of me. you might be getting a fully mechanical life like bunker replica by next season.

[Tagger]

What kind of plug .??? who makes the best ? darter? pencil popper?spook ? whatever .. study the masters ... new and old .. I swim plugs all winter ..A plug that fish love and cast great is a common goal .

[GonnaCatchABig1]

but actually.. i pretty much study everything. i mean the basic over all designs, of every plug i have ever fished are embedded in my brain.

what i was really getting at is.. how do you test out the final conclusion. just drop it in and see what happens? and then tweak as necessary? like say i tried a danny... just carve it out, throw on a clear coat/sealant and toss it into some visible water and see what happens? then sand off the coating and make adjustments till it works right? or would i hafta just carve out another one if the first one failed? starting from scratch? granted wood is pretty cheap. (depending on the type) but my biggest fear is wasting a bunch of wood perfecting action. especially considering drilling spots, hooks and their placement/size. skirts, weights etc. ... i would assume once the action was down the colors are complete trial and error. cause ya never know a fire engine red of one lure could be deadly where as a bright.. uh... err.. green camo pattern? could be the nuts on another..