Atom 40 belly weights - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

steelhead · 01-31-2006, 06:01 AM

Did the old wooden ones have them? How about a little slug in the tail? Or were they balanced with big Mustad belly hooks? Like 5/0?

Do you lie awake at night pondering these kinds of questions like I do?
:-)

Flaptail · 01-31-2006, 06:08 AM

No weights on the wooden ones and no I get a good nights sleep.

Jigman · 01-31-2006, 08:28 AM

Any idea what wood they used? I noticed some of the old Atom lips are bent up and the sides. Is this to create more roll?

Jigman

Flaptail · 01-31-2006, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Jigman

Any idea what wood they used? I noticed some of the old Atom lips are bent up and the sides. Is this to create more roll?

Jigman

white cedar and yes that's why they are there. PM Capesams he can give you the low down way better than me.

Jigman · 01-31-2006, 12:53 PM

Thanks Flap! Hopefully CS will see this and respond here as I am sure others would be interested too. If not, I'll PM him.

Jigman

tobias · 01-31-2006, 02:12 PM

I had this discussion with Capesams about the bent up sides of the the lip. He says it is to help the lure from rolling. Pinchney did it also and so does Beachmaster. Hopefully Steve will elaborate.