taper both ends for a jackpot stlye topwater or taper one end and cut the other at a 45 degree angle for a burt stlye dive and rise jerkbait, here some links
http://www.muskyshop.com/modules/cart/products.php/page/32/id/903/name/PoesGiantJackpot
http://www.muskyshop.com/modules/cart/products.php/keys/burt/page/1/id/684/name/DrifterManiaBurt9