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Another way to attach this lip is shown in Fig. 53. You make and bend the metal lip the same way, but drill three holes as shown. Then get a long brass wire nail, insert it into the single hole in the center of the lip, and bend with round-nosed pliers to form an eye for the fishing line. To attach this lip to the plug body, cut a slit to take the metal lip and drill two holes through the nose of the plug to meet the holes in the metal lip. Use two round-head brass screws to fasten the metal lip in place. See Fig. 54. This plug also takes three 5/0 treble hooks, two at the belly and one at the tail. Figure 53. Metal lip for underwater plug. Figure 54. Using screws to attach lip to plug. Salt-water plugs can be painted or sprayed in the same way as the freshwater plugs, using the methods described in previous chapters. Choose any color combinations you like, but for surf fishing you'll find the "blue mullet" finish one of the best. To get this finish, the plug is first painted white, then a blue back is added blending into the white along the sides. Another popular salt-water color combination is blue and silver, the blue on the back and the silver along the sides. A silver scale finish can also be sprayed. Or it can be a solid silver finish.
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