"Matt tenHaaf" said:
I have a 10" jointed believer(plastic and rattling) and want to make it suspending. Anyone have tips to fab this thing so it'll work? Or will I just be wasting my time….

The ones I've had that got water in them (becoming suspending) never worked quite right again and ended up in the trash. That lure is perfect, different and more versatile than any other crankbait. From using is as a topwater to banging off rocks 15' deep in the fall it is one of the best crankbaits ever made.

Matt,
If ya just want to try it without ruining the lure, just attach some small
bell type sinkers to the split rings.Play with the balance in your sink
or when your taking a bath(watch those hooks!!) If the action doesnt
work out for ya,just pull the weights back off -no harm,no foul.

That is one of Doug Johnson's go to baits and he runs in the top eye and then attaches a sinker to the lower eye to give it a slower rise and a stall, I think that is what kid was alluding to with the weights I have done it a few times and it does work.

Kevin