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Old 01-04-2009, 07:49 AM   #1
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My take on a tally wacker
the head is 2" with the tale 5" on the first one the second is 7" with the tail.











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Old 01-04-2009, 08:10 AM   #2
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Beautiful workmanship. Looks like hook tangling might be an issue. The head is so small, I wonder if the plug even needs a belly hook (maybe a small weight instead). Or no tail hook at all, just a belly treble. A single hook plug of that length has a lot of appeal. Just thinking out loud. Thanks for showing it.
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Old 01-04-2009, 08:20 AM   #3
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Beautiful workmanship. Looks like hook tangling might be an issue. The head is so small, I wonder if the plug even needs a belly hook (maybe a small weight instead). Or no tail hook at all, just a belly treble. A single hook plug of that length has a lot of appeal. Just thinking out loud. Thanks for showing it.

Keep thinking out loud, I always listen....

I do have a few more tails made up with and without the hook. I just need the ice to go away so I can do some more testing. Everything is now frozen solid around me
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Old 01-04-2009, 09:22 AM   #4
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Seems to me that the paddle tail on the top one would dampen the action of the lip on the front section,, Hows it swim...???
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Old 01-04-2009, 10:18 AM   #5
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Seems to me that the paddle tail on the top one would dampen the action of the lip on the front section,, Hows it swim...???

Not at all, I just went to a place that was not completely frozen and did some more testing. It swims great with the paddle tail so good I am going to fish it with that one. Also after 10 cast the tail did not tangle with the treble at all. I tried a split tail and it also swam well. The black tail on the other was a little heavy. I changed it out to a black zoom and it swam nice. Nice wiggle the weakfish should love the pink one.

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