Pulling Pins in Tomic Plugs and Leaks

[Whole in the Water]

I fish 3 and 4 inch tomic plugs for cutthroat trout. To avoid losing plugs to snags and to get different action I have started pulling the pins and rigging the line through the plug - a pretty common practice.

My concern is about the plugs leaking. So far I haven't noticed any leaking but the plugs aren't cheap and I don't want to wreck any.

Anybody have any ideas or experience on how to make these pulled pin plugs more leak proof?

 

[tubber]

Cut the pin so it doesn't have a little bend in the cut end and dremel or sand it smooth for the pull through.

 

[wayne marwood]

I pull them to for trout and they float to the top

 

[Aces]

I fish 3 and 4 inch tomic plugs for cutthroat trout. To avoid losing plugs to snags and to get different action I have started pulling the pins and rigging the line through the plug - a pretty common practice.

My concern is about the plugs leaking. So far I haven't noticed any leaking but the plugs aren't cheap and I don't want to wreck any.

Anybody have any ideas or experience on how to make these pulled pin plugs more leak proof?

I've had a couple that have leaked over the years. Last time was on a real catcher so i filled the hole with epoxy then re drilled the hole

 

[Pineapple Express]

I've had a couple that have leaked over the years. Last time was on a real catcher so i filled the hole with epoxy then re drilled the hole

That's pretty clever. Nice idea!

 

[Aces]

That's pretty clever. Nice idea!

Another trick is to stuff the straw from a w40 can in the hole, trimmed off to match the angle at the bottom to prevent chafing