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It would depend on if you are talking a single piece glider or a jointed S-waver type bait.

If you are talking single piece body, I like a ballast 1/4 to 1/3 the distance on the body from the nose and another ballast 1/4 to 1/3 from the tail end. You can change the amounts to affect the sink rate rate and body angle position. I like very slow sinking baits. I will adjust the ballast amounts so the bait sits slightly nose down to keep it running below water at the depth I let it sink to. I will adjust the ballast to make the bait sit slightly tail down to run subsurface or surface.

For an S waver jointed type, I like the sections to float/sink in a straight line across the sections. You don't want the sections at an angle to each other for the best joint movement. I like these nose down for subsurface and level for surface.

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2 hours ago, JD_mudbug said:

It would depend on if you are talking a single piece glider or a jointed S-waver type bait.

If you are talking single piece body, I like a ballast 1/4 to 1/3 the distance on the body from the nose and another ballast 1/4 to 1/3 from the tail end. You can change the amounts to affect the sink rate rate and body angle position. I like very slow sinking baits. I will adjust the ballast amounts so the bait sits slightly nose down to keep it running below water at the depth I let it sink to. I will adjust the ballast to make the bait sit slightly tail down to run subsurface or surface.

For an S waver jointed type, I like the sections to float/sink in a straight line across the sections. You don't want the sections at an angle to each other for the best joint movement. I like these nose down for subsurface and level for surface.

 

7 hours ago, Deadly Buck said:

Can you maybe share a picture?

My bad, forgot to attach these last night. Here they are.

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I've been finding the center of balance and then measuring an equal distance away from that.  I guess with a two piece bait I'd find the center of balance on each piece, and then do a float test in a 5 gal. bucket before applying any glue.  I think this works, though I haven't consulted a physics textbook (or @Vodkaman!) yet.

Great gill detail, that's impressive!

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30 minutes ago, Big Epp said:

I've been finding the center of balance and then measuring an equal distance away from that.  I guess with a two piece bait I'd find the center of balance on each piece, and then do a float test in a 5 gal. bucket before applying any glue.  I think this works, though I haven't consulted a physics textbook (or @Vodkaman!) yet.

Great gill detail, that's impressive!

The bucket method is your only option unless you use CAD. You can calculate how much weight but not where to put it.

Dave

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