You might want to look into one of the rainshadow blanks from TH custom rods (the TH961 or 965) if you are planning on pulling plugs. I now have four of them and I am very impressed with the performance. If there is any debris on my plug effecting the action of the plug, that rod tip will tell me. And they have the backbone to get the job done when that rod tip slams down.
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