Balancing Hardbodies?

[panger]

Does anyone pay much attention to the horizontal attitude of hard bodies when changing split rings and trebles? I think the bream bible says you want it pretty much even in the water, ie not tail up or tail down. I try to keep my lures even or slightly tail down but haven't experimented with other attitudes.

Just hypothesising ATM, but if you work lures close the the bottom, maybe a moderate head down, tail up attitude would be better. The head down, would help the bib protect the middle treble from snags, and the tail up would allow better rear treble hook exposure since the bream would have to be attacking the lure from above. Following this line of reasoning, maybe then an even keel posture for mid water and a tail down for near the surface would maximise hook exposure.

Any experiences or thoughts?

[Christopher]

Sounds like pretty secure and logical reasoning. Of course, depending on the water fished. What some might term a "mid water lure" could be used in some situations for close to the bottom (shallow water), etc etc... I guess there are no absolutes for water depth, lure choice.

Very interesting thought though. Has anyone noticed whether bream seem to prefer any different orientation during the suspension? Does the horizontal floatation turn them on? does a lean tail up or down turn them off?

The possibilities are endless.