Using old plugs?

[Breezy]

Ive got a couple of old beater masterlures and pt judes and wanted to see how they swim so i culd copy em, but am worried that since they havent seen water in so long that they would split open. Has anyone had an old plug split on them?

[pops]

yeah , sometimes a new one [ lex popper]
sometimes the wood doesnt split but it swells enought to make the old varnish come off in sheets...

[Spiderman]

I've swam some old lures to see how they swim. If they are sealed well to begin with a quick dunk will cause no damage.

[MAC]

If they are old beater masterlures give them a swim. Can't hurt them. If they are like new I wouldn't swim them as they will probably take on water and wreck the finish.

[Breezy]

thanks