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To assemble this plug you need some wire such as the heavier gauges of stainless steel wire. Cut a short length of about 7 or 8 in. Then, using the round-nosed pliers, form an eye on one end (instructions for doing this can be found in Chap. 12). But before you complete the eye, slip on a treble hook. Then slip on a washer, which will act as a bearing for the propeller blade. This can be a disc or cup washer, a grommet or a bead, whichever is handy. Next, slip on the propeller blade, add another washer, and run the wire through the wood plug body from the rear or tail. Slip on another washer, then the second propeller blade, and finally the remaining washer. Now form the second eye in front, to which the line will be attached. To complete the plug, screw in another treble hook at the belly. Another effective plug is the "darter" type shown in Fig. 11. This plug is 3 in. long with a head about in. in diameter and tapers to a tail ? in. thick. The head slopes downward, starting about one inch from the end. Then a small notch is cut or filed at the nose of the plug. This plug also has three treble hooks attached, two at the belly and one at the tail. The screw eye for holding the fishing line is screwed in at the top of the head where it slopes. Figure 11. Darter type plug.
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