"Canal Pencil"

[mikecc]

Acts like a surfboard.

[Diggin Jiggin]

what the others said. Sometimes you need a lot of distance, small plug with extra lead goes a long way but is hard to keep up top. My canal pencils sink fast. But a flat side lets them glide the current as you work them downcurrent and lets you work them slower/easier.

[Eric Roach]

Thanks to all of you here and who PM'd me -- I understand now and will give the design a shot for the spring herring run in the upper Merrimack.

[GattaFish]

Originally Posted by mikecc

Acts like a surfboard.

Bingo. minus the wave... Hydrodynamic Lift