This is the year of the Conrad ,, I'm working on them too .. well not acually working .. Reading your misfortunes has spared me the agony ..tank u boys ..
I'd say 8-10 feet. You pull it down then slow it and retrieve with your rod low. The Jr seems to run less deep (and with a less appealing action to my eye).
My feeble attempt swam more like an A-40 but cast really well. I need more belly weight, I think and a very closer tuned placement of lip and wire hole. Fractions are crucial with those things.
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