I have a question about wooden trout plugs. Are they like surface iron, some swim well and some dont? I mostly use the soft trout baits
(like ospreys) and dont have much experience with the hard trout baits, but I've been trying the Slammer and the AC minnow and havent had too much success with it. But I only have one of each and dont know what they are supposed to swim like. Aside from my apparent lack of talent using the hard baits, is it possible that sometimes they make bad batches of plugs? The AC minnow I have looks so lopsided and asymmetrical, I cant imagine two of those things swimming alike. The Slammer looks well made, and cant see anything obviously wrong with it. I'm wondering if you guys have experience with plugs of the same brand and size swimming differently and if you have plugs that just "swim right" and catch fish even with the paint off. Whenever I get a bad Tady 45 for instance, I just throw it away, and when I get a good one, it'll catch fish even with all the paint gone. But, since the hard plugs cost so much more, I cant get myself to buy a bunch and find one that swims right. Do you guys adjust hard plugs often so it will swim right? Also, with the AC minnow, does it often look like it was made in a hurry or something, or did I just get a particulary ugly one? I know I'm asking a lot of questions here, but one more, is there a way to visually tell if a plug will likely swim right? I know a sportboat captain who looks for Tady 45s with a blunt top and asymmetrical sides. Is it possible to make visual checks like that on some plugs? Thanks for any help.

Swimbait, if you are reading this, congrats on your double huge bass day, I hope I get my day in the sun like that someday.

Fishhead