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Still another surface plug is the flaptail type with a revolving tail. This is shown in Fig. 45. It can have a body 6 in. long and a diameter of 1? in. The tail tapers to about ? in., and the head is cut slightly at a slant on top. This plug has a metal tail of the type and size shown in Fig. 46, cut out of sheet brass. To attach this tail to the plug, use a small metal bracket about 1 in. long and in. wide. This can also be cut from sheet brass. After it is cut out, it is bent about ? of an inch from the end, after a hole has been drilled. A long brass wire nail is inserted in this hole. Before you do this, however, add a small brass nut or washer next to the head of the long nail, to serve as a bearing. Then slip the metal tail on the nail and form an eye with pliers to hold the tail. Next, drill two holes in the bracket and fasten it with two screws at the tail of the wooden plug body. The details showing how this part is made are in Fig. 47. To finish off this plug, add two treble hooks at the belly and a screw eye at the nose to which you tie the fishing line. Figure 45. Flaptail surface plug. Figure 46. Metal flaptail. Figure 47. Metal bracket for holding flaptail.
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