Test Them Guys!

[Diggin Jiggin]

Originally Posted by wrikerjr

Larry,

I usually spray my 1st prototypes with solid vibrant colors from spray cans. Yellow, White, Orange this way I can concentrate on roll and action very easily rather than bare wood as sometimes I have issues seeing the wood clearly with the glare from the sun.

It also helps when you take notes, (i.e., yellow plug, white plug, etc.).

Kindest,
Billy

If you are checking for roll, take a sharpie and draw a line along the top of a primed prototype, make it run down the length of the plug.
It makes roll real obvious, not that all roll is bad, but minimally it will tell you which ones to paint solid colors and to leave blind. Nothing like eye up, eye down, eye up , eye down.

[Lower]

I just give the ones that don't swim to Ernie . You do make a great point Larry. I actually really enjoying messing around with the testing. Only tough part is when your playing with a new design in the dead of winter and the closest open water is an hour away...that sucks.

[wrikerjr]

Originally Posted by Diggin Jiggin

If you are checking for roll, take a sharpie and draw a line along the top of a primed prototype, make it run down the length of the plug.
It makes roll real obvious, not that all roll is bad, but minimally it will tell you which ones to paint solid colors and to leave blind. Nothing like eye up, eye down, eye up , eye down.

Thanks for the sharpie tip, I have always concentrated solely on the eyes with someone video taping from top of a bridge in certain spots.

You learn something new everyday.