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Anyone tried this? Pieces of tail weight used on the front rather than the rear of a plug. Pieces of 1oz work, the 1.5oz weights are too fat to still accomadate the lip.

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Puck

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Puck - Ditch Troll #42 and Mouse #320, the Canadians  - Eh! At the Ditch for 50yrs

 

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Through hole is 5/32 (long bit I got from M&D) so I used a step bit that starts at 1/8 and goes up in 1/32 steps and marked it at the 3/8 step. Then carefully used a 3/8 bit and kept checking to see how long a piece of tail weight I needed. Sealed/primed/painted/epoxied then the weight/wire/lip were epoxied in. 2.6oz 6" Pikie that floats nicely nose down and has a nice S-turn on a retrieve. Lot of work but all fun I am 69/retired and fishing the Ditch since 1966. Make it down from Canada now twice a year June and Sept. Your MerryPlugmas post elsewhere resulted in my first turns in 2009 (never used a lathe before) and my first Striper on my own Danny at the East end of the Ditch that year. A Big Thank You for starting me on this obsession.

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Puck

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Puck - Ditch Troll #42 and Mouse #320, the Canadians  - Eh! At the Ditch for 50yrs

 

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