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Old 01-28-2010, 12:34 PM   #1
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I think you will like the lefty lip on that plug,,,, may even want to try a 2/0 6x for a back treble with the 3/0 in front,,,,
I was thinking along the same lines with regard to the hooks as the 3/0's will be needed to handle a larger fish, but I still want to keep the action. Gonna mess around with the tail too...

What's the biggest difference between the lefty 2 hi slot and pikie lips? I'm guessing the lefty will tighten up the action and make it swim at a slower speed? or not? Still trying to figure out all the lip stuff.

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Old 01-28-2010, 02:23 PM   #2
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I was thinking along the same lines with regard to the hooks as the 3/0's will be needed to handle a larger fish, but I still want to keep the action. Gonna mess around with the tail too...

What's the biggest difference between the lefty 2 hi slot and pikie lips? I'm guessing the lefty will tighten up the action and make it swim at a slower speed? or not? Still trying to figure out all the lip stuff.
Pikie lips are wider, some more roll. The Pikie 3 is pretty much what a lefty 3 would look like, however.

By the way, the lefty 1, 2 and pikie 3 really should be called Musso lips (although masterlure had something very similar before him). How lefty got the credit is strange?

The high slot lip will send the plug deeper. The belly weight will give it more of a pivot point. Musso would have likely put 1/2 oz in that shape (if it is pine).

Buy a 3/8" bung cutter for your drill press and some 5/32 dowels. Great for plugging holes in the wrong places. Water based wood filler crumbles and lifts the paint eventually (in my experience).
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By the way, the lefty 1, 2 and pikie 3 really should be called Musso lips (although masterlure had something very similar before him). How lefty got the credit is strange?
Someone stole his "danny" design and called it theirs, then his lips got copied...no wonder he went to molded plastic....

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Old 01-28-2010, 06:53 PM   #4
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I think I'll just stick to making cabinets

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Old 01-29-2010, 08:32 PM   #5
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Buy a 3/8" bung cutter for your drill press and some 5/32 dowels. Great for plugging holes in the wrong places. Water based wood filler crumbles and lifts the paint eventually (in my experience).
Or use a bit of Oatey Epoxy Putty. Also good for filling belly and tail weight holes. Plumbing section of most hardware stores.

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