Every Fall after the fishing is just about over I clean out all my plug bags and my cave and hang everything up for the winter. The plugs hanging are usable stuff. The old stuff is packed in Tubs or hanging upstairs in display boxes. Here is my S.A.C ( Spousal Avoidence Center).

The old stuff is packed in tubs like this.:D

And this.

My workdesk.

Above and in front of the desk.

some more stuff

and more

George Carlezon plugs

Upcoming projects using Slipknot, Bassmaster and Flaptail blanks.

Custom stuff ( sideways)

Gibbs six inch needles from the late seventies

Current plastic

Ah the Canal!!!!!

More...

These are the kinds of pics i like to hang onto in case my wife wants to claim that I have a problem.


Nice Pics

Flap,

Question for you: You say that the stuff haning is "usable stuff." I am assuming that means it is stuff that you use in your rotation through the season. With all that "usable stuff" how do you decide what to throw when, how long do you give a plug before you switch? I have a hard time deciding what to plugs to throw now, and I have about 1/8 of your amount of "usable stuff," and you didn't even show bucktails, tins, or rubber...

THANKS

_ZAC_

It's a complicated mix of reasons like where I am going to fish ( like casting plugs from a boat as opposed to shore fishing) what is the bait and what time of year it is. Tonight I will post the rubber and metal section. The pics I took last night came out dark of that stuff. Certain plugs only fish well on certain rods and some fish better out of boats at rips edges than casting into rocks. I would have to sit down with you for a couple hours to explain it all over some cold ones!:D

Picture 5, far right, red darter....who made it, can I get a better shot, I need that one, can I come over?

Mike, go to page 52 of the original some plugs thread. I believe I got that one from Charlie Whitney when he had his tackle shop on Race Point road in the basement of his house. It was a couple doors down from where Nelson's is now.

Hurry up Salty I can't wait to see this. :D

Mike that was locally made for sure. By who? Who knows.

Very nice cave..
Spousal Avoidance Center...:happy:

SAC's and Cave's . . . I'm getting worried about you Cape Boys :D


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Geez Flap,another 401-k investment account.:D do u have to pay a 10% penalty for each early withdrawal you make:huh::laughs:
BTW 1st pic right to left the 147th plug,can i get a close up of that one to clone:huh: :laughs: :D

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u a sick man charlie brown :D

Flap, I just got permission from the boss to make the family room into the FISHING room....and I said I was going to hang a 6' striper off the cathedral ceiling....no arguement :cool:

I'll post some pics when I get it done....

nice collection :)


My living room is decorated in fly fishing, and trout.

Let's see some other people's cave, living room, tackle room pics.:smokin:

Flap, I have always enjoyed going to different tackle shops and surfing for equipment online. You have just ruined that for me. From now on, I will just click on this thread and scan your basement for thrills....:D

I am actually interested to see what are in some of those older boxes labled "pikie" and "creek chub." You have quite a collection sir!

Go to the some plugs thread link and you will see!:D

That was not fair. I just wanted it to end. I have extra rooms for storage if you need it.;) ;)

Man and I thought I had an addiction. Can't wait to show the wife this one. I'm jealous. P.M.

Some addictions are not bad things if you can afford them.:laughs:

nice collection. some sweet stuff in there!!! I saw a habs egg in there does anyone know where in the blazes i can get one, been looking for one forever!!!!
Habs maybe i can buy one direct??:rolleyes:

thats an amazing collection ..

but the shot of the desk with the stack of books made me curious... those books look like they didn't just show up yesterday....

for those of us that are just learning this stuff..can you tell us what books are in that stack ?

Awesome Cave ,,, you got a gold mine there ,,.. I expected to see 95% white ..?

:read: Two different volumes ( original and updated ) Woolner and Lyman "Striped Bass Fishing", 1872 Edition "Fishing in American Waters" by Genio C. Scott, "Make your own Fishing Lures" by Vlad Evanoff, "Striped Bass Fishing" by Ollie Rodman, "Twenty Years on The Cape" by Frank Daignault, "Fly Fishing in Saltwater" by Lefty Kreh, "Pop Flys" by Bob Popovics, "Cape Cod Fisherman" by Capt. Phil Schwind and "Striped Bass by Nick Karas" and "A Fisherman's Guide to life" plus Gene Bourque, Editor of On The Water's to fine Guide books, one in R.I. and one on Cape Cod. I have a whole library of fishng books upstairs as well.:cool:

Some stuff by the bed to review nightly

a few more

Notice Reading the Water hardcover 1st edition is missing......I dont think I'll ever get that one back.

Mike,Clamma may want to borrow the one on blues:D

hey flap..I didn't intend to hijack your great thread by asking a book question... .maybe we should start a separate thread on books ...

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Nice CS... I'd say your about one pic shy of the complete tour ;)
not a detailed tour, just a peak in each corner... and ya left the juiciest corner out.... :eek:

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Steve, that's a beautiful spot! It's like Wonderland for Striper Addicts!:D

My metal and skin selection.

The Jig row

One of my fav lures still. 70's style six inch Suoer Windcheaters.

Beachmaster territory.

Bernzy, Bassmaster and Habs

Wow....Thank you for sharing!

:beat: :spin: :wavey: :smokin:

wow, u guys kill me.
Thanks for pic's :)
VB

:D Been waiting for a few pics of Capesams Cave...I like the rod holders, I like seeing what other guys do as far as custom stuffs..and of course, love the wood................
Flaptail.......:drool: lotta eye candy in that cave.......

Yeah, I think when I croak I will have the little woman just cremate me and put me on the shelf next to the jar of eel skins.:eek:

Flap, she will probably cremate you WITH all that crap... :smash:

Eben, she would do it now if she actually knew what it all was worth and how much I spent on most of it.

( Interesting note is the very first pic in this thread is the white deck chair. I was casting the rocks of Nashawena with my bud Eric LaFleur when I spotted that chair sitting pretty as you please in between two rocks along shore. Stuck the nose of the 20 footer right in there and grabbed it. It looked to be brand new and good deck chairs go 200 bucks or more and this one is very well built):D

I'll take care of it all for ya, don't you worry...Keep you in a nice brine....:hihi:

You guys are completely out of control:laughs: This could be shapin up to be the thread of the 2005 winter:hihi::D

my cave is the hideout for all the kids' Christmas presents :(
it will be a while before I can take a picture

Slip, is that where you are hiding Manzi's present too?:laughs:

test101010

You passed !

I love the models - did you do them yourself VB ?

I've wanted to do one some winter for a long time . . . but something always comes up

another test,,,,and No I did not make the boat's :)

Better?

another

vb....the jointed one with the red head/white tail...from the left about 1/3 of the way to the middle??? hanging between the two pic's.

Wow. That is an impressive collection of plugs. I need to save these pics and show them to my wife when she complains about my gear. :hee:

VB, is that a working fire place? Does it dry out the plugs faster? You know craking and chipping etc. I know the good stuff doesn't hang there. Nice stuff!!!!:D

can i play too?

not as many hanging plugs as you,,,whell,,, older gentelmen.
but i'm workin' on it:)

this was in my bags. i just emptied

VB break out the good stuff!

1 of the book shelves:
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aspiring collector:rolleyes:

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Capesam, they are jerry Sylvester plugs, I will post a better pic .

Flaptail, Yes the fire place works, and yes you are correct about early cracking etc.... ><> Well now only use fake logs :)

VB

Capesam, in the pic are 4 early Fishmaster plug's in 2 models.
VB

TXS.,,,,,,,all blue jointed,,black,,,,red/green,,,,,white/red

Great collections. Hope the heck you guys have good sprinkler systems installed in those cellars. I would hate to have to run down there and grab all those plugs and hooks in a rush. :D P.M.

The next series of pictures is for Steelhead. Early Needles by Gibbs and the Boone Needles available in the late seventies. 1st up Gibbs Large needles from late 70's ( actually these were not the first ones Gibbs made the 6.5 inch were, pics to follow) John Gibbs made all these. ( Note rare "Seaworm" pattern)

Better shot of the "Seaworm"

Next Generation of Gibbs Needles with wire thru. Top to bottom, flesh pink, Rare 3.75oz "Hot Sand Eel", Rare Bumblebee, and Rare Green over yellow.

What we started with in the late 70's. Boone Needles. Blue/silver, green/silver and Natural Eel.

Needles I made for Block Island Thanksgiving Day trips in late 70's to 1983. The middle one was actually made on Island with supplies we brought because we knew we would run out of needlefish breaking off. I made a half dozen, this is the only one of those made on Island. I have not been back there since 1983. I hope to get back there some day.

The first Needlefish John Gibbs ever made were the 6.5 inch models. Here are some of the earliest I got from John. The Red Head is the first one I ever saw and he gave it to me from his first batch.

here's my little collection

all of em...

Eben inspired me to actually make a little rack to hold the pluggage hanging from misc surfaces about my office. This way nothing will fall so the littlge guy will get too it.

1/4" stainless rods hung with large picture hangers. Seemed to work pretty well...hopefully next year will have more spence origionals.

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-spence

Christ Flaptail, You son of a beyoth:smash: :smash: :smash:
i got to break out the 70's needles and take pics.
just came up from cave. made love potion for wood and doing a test between 2 love potions.
I turned new wood that will make You drool after turning a bunch of needles.........

some aof the stuff in the house

open the can Dave........

Originally posted by bassmaster
open the can Dave........

not till spring

Pelucid???? :yak:

This is why I love this site. Flaptail thanks for the photos. AWESOME

:D :kewl: The beginning of a needlefish legend. Early finished and unfinished Bassmasters from the 80's.

should I?

I got some very early BM needles, Firstborns!, that I don't think even he remembers giving me.... should I take them out and have them pose????

Got a couple of Nauset Needles from the seventies made by TonySr. as well......

meybe latah

thanks:) sure what the hell
Flap You need to write a book

I gotta go deliver about 100 wreaths my daughter sold for fundraiser... If I remember, I'll take some pics latah.

I am sure if you are like me and love to see see all the great pic's that everyone is posting and you can not control your self, :)
sit back and relax and enjoy all the pic's .

Most of the collection's are from years and years of fishing and collecting. Don't take all your mad money and start investing in antique lures.
I just tracked a ebay bidder who I can tell is bran new to saltwater lures from Nov 16 till today he has spent $ 1457.57
on a bunch of junk! I only saw a few lures worth buying.

Don't get me wrong, I love to see more collectors getting into this
madness, I can name well over a doz from this chat page that started in the last 2 years alone.

My advice is to know your lures.
Ask questions,find a friend who has been doing this for years,we love to talk lures :)
Stay with one type of lure, or company. And buy cheap examples just to start a collection, you can always upgrade as you get going.
I know collectors who collect only one color in every model.
Another friend only collect NY made lures, Another only collect Stan Gibb's !
But you most always remember that condition is EVERYTHING.

Let's us this newbie collector as a example. WOW $ 1457.57 in less than 20 days. That's a house payment !!! A better investment ..lol all day long :)

Out of the 52 lures they bought I only would have bought 2-3 TOP'S The rest are examples, $$$$$ Examples
Alway's try to buy new in the box /save your money for that new in the box lure for 170.00. Not 30 beat-up repainted , blue fish lures for $1,000.00 that you would not even show your best friend.
Try to stay off #-Bay , If your going to start their ask the seller questions. Many a times when the mailman shows up and I open it up only to find a huge slice on one side of the lure :(

Try local auctions.
Yard sales,
Run a ad in the local newspaper.
Join NFLCC club (lure collectors)
But most of all have fun

VB

Real Good Advise!

It's gotten out of hand, hasn't it.

Good advise VB, That is why I got out of the old lures earlier this year. Now I collect customs. I believe these will be the collectibles of the future:)

You are correct Mac, the lures that YOU /Capesam /Chumbucket and many,many others make are unreal :) I see a whole new wave in the Atlantic :)

VB

be very carefull of collectors offering lure's for sale if you don't know what they're worth....

sad thing is these day's is it's getting to the point where only the well off can afford the mint stuff unless your lucky enough to come across someone who has something and they don't have a clue as to it's worth which is a rare thing.

ebay can be a good place to shop when your nabahood has been cleaned out by collector's before you......just be prepaired to pay or put your bid in only to what you think it's worth,,don't get caught up in a bidding war:smash: like I have done in the past....and don't have a fit when someone you know [at the last 3 sec's] outbid's you. they'll alway's be another that come's along[hopefully].

ok so who has bassmasters??
VB I know U gut some.
i have pics of plugs long gone:confused: i made
and frig ebay

Originally posted by Flaptail
:D :kewl: The beginning of a needlefish legend. Early finished and unfinished Bassmasters from the 80's.

Even then the Professor knew:D

Originally posted by bassmaster
ok so who has bassmasters??


i got 2.. dad fishes that needle all the time. i toss the danny at the rocks and let it wiggle its way out.... SLAM :)

That is absolutely great advice VB! The most I ever paid for a plug was $300.00. I had to have it because it meant so much to me and it was only offered for sale to two people and the other insulted the seller by saying it wasn't worth that much. Lucky for me as I had first refusal and declined because at the time I just could not spare that much money even though I agreed with the seller that the plug was worth at least that if not more. I hung up totally depressed and the phone rang ten minutes later as I was sitting in my basement head in hand as my wife called down to me and said, "Steve, it's Stan on the phone".
Other than that truly I can say, on my life, I have never paid over 25.00 bucks for one single plug that I own. A lot were given generously by thier creators. I am not in it actively and haven't been for a long time. I think the market has gone stupid. If I see something at a yard sale or a flea market and it is reasonable I will buy it. There are tons of lures on Ebay that I would love to have ( just look at Bassdozers stuff) I do not own a single original Danny plug of any type. I would love to but I just can't see the numbers that are put up. There are those who do this as a business. To me, it's more and if I give something of which I have multiples of to someone, I, 99% of the time give it free of charge if I think they are deserving of it. Maybe someday some of the builders here will be looked on as classics. There are a few that I know will. I consider myself lucky to know them and have more than the plug to look at, I see more in the plug than just the plug itself, I see the man, I see the memories and I see a little of what made that man tick. I see the history and I want to be a keeper of it.;)

Flap You got class.............

And a very nice collection :)

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Originally posted by Flaptail
Maybe someday some of the builders here will be looked on as classics. There are a few that I know will. I consider myself lucky to know them and have more than the plug to look at, I see more in the plug than just the plug itself, I see the man, I see the memories and I see a little of what made that man tick. I see the history and I want to be a keeper of it.;)

It couldn't be said any better then that Steve.:)

I am worthy Steve...:D...gimme, gimme, gimme!:happy:

I know you are Larry.

" I think the market has gone stupid" I agree,,for reels,beach permitt's, custom rods, house's, boat's, diamonds,land, machine made fishing tackle,,,,,but not something that for the most part that has been made by hand......If I'm wrong then bm's.Hab's,Mac's, tat's,beachmaster's, and all the rest that are making custom plugs shouldn't be selling for more than $4.99.
A gal. of gas is no long .89 cents..penny candy is long gone.

Steve, I meant for the antique stuff. Read before you jump for Christ sake. :smash:

vintage/antique IMO is worth every red cent you pay for it.

Whatever. You still don't get what I was talking about. TTFN.:cool:

I like ebay for the beaters! Those two big white masterlures, got for $2.45! I bought em so I could copy them, if they worked back then, they will work now. Some stuff on ebay gets rediculus. I love to make my own plugs, and ebay is great for finding old junkers to copy :-}

a couple non ebay items ..lol
vb

all I can say is STUD!
And what is in them brownie's :)

can you smell da fish ?

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Threads like this are the best :kewl:
Mac, I see that Christian bunker plug hanging there:eek: :cool:
CapeSam, I like yer rod holder, that's a great idea.
I like the custom stuff, even more when you turn it into a beater, there is no shortage of talent or class when it comes to this group of guys....my .02 cents :) johnny

VB, nice "boat pics"


Slip, leave it to a cabinet maker, to have the nicest plug rack system, I've seen.... interesting use of towel bars :D
Sheetrock! in a man cave.... NICE!

slow boat

VB, YER KILLIN' ME!:D :laughs: :laughs: :happy: :happy:

vb all those plugs are old
what you to cheap to buy new ones.
when i go to the dump i will pick them up for you.
do you want the boxes with them, we toss the boxes out after burning the wood:D

bm, please pick up a few for me next time your at the dump.
If you can also grab the boxes.. Before you ship them up to me please add a few of your special striped bass lures. I would swing over your house but I was told that their was a swat team on cannie marra drive protecting a shed for some old guy who kinda lives in and out of the shed.Must be some weird people on the cape ><>

vb

cannie marra drive:laughs:

What I did today. Slip made me the blank, I drilled, sanded, selaed and primed. Today I painted it in a classic pattern. I wish it was June...........

Oh yeah, I hand cut the lip as well from a Fixter pattern I copied at Bassmaster's.:)

Nice paint,Flap, ya got ur whites,ya got ur pinks:hihi::D

Tonight the "holey" needle.

The Holey Needle and it's twin by Salty. ( this color really catches)

Indulge me, I'm on a retro/classic sort of old school paint kick. Two Atoms and a Conrad knock off.

I hand cut all the lips and obviously the Conrad lip needs some tweaking.:smash:

oh man , that atom that looks like a partly cloudy day.......perfect.

Thanks Christian and congrats on your going legal on the street. Now you need to find the right buggy to cruise the surfline at night and scoop chicks in the day!

Salty, I think your right!:D

flap, an chance of a better photo of those "holy needles" its hard to tell what color they really are.. i'm painting some up soon and would love some inspiration:D

Let me try it tomorrow when the sun is out so I can take the shots outside and get the true colors. Also I got a plug from Fishingfreak that has a wild paint job ( it looks like the tank on a custom chopped Harley) but I need to take that pic outdoors as well.;)

And your not getting those back either!:laughs: :eek: :happy:

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you cannot duplicate them, they are special plugs with super mojo built into them Eben :)

That was a private joke between me and Steve....I sent him that one that I finished as a blem cuz I wanted him to see it.

I'm not going to copy it, the chinese factory i am going to send the pics to are going to copy it :devil:

Looks like I've got some caves to raid!
Nice stuff guys.

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I sent him that one that I finished as a blem cuz I wanted him to see it.

You finished it as a blem? You know, I could come in and help you. Ya see, finishing plugs as blems means less profit, finishing NONBLEMMS is much better :hihi:

Now what you meant to say was "one of the finished plugs was belmmished so I sent it to the too tall Capeboy" - that's what you meant to say

:hidin:

flaptail,
put up a pic of one of those flaptails.
i need something to go bye:D

ouch

oKAY mIKE.:)

Does anyone know what the floowing two pictures are of? I know, let's see how good you plug builder historians are.

pic #2

Fishingfreak, as requested. I made this Flaptail in 90' or so. Stan Daggett of West Dennis was in Riverview Bait and Tackle as I was test swimming it in Lee's large shiner tank and was the only one who knew what I had made. Right then and there Stan invited me over to his house to see all his old plugs. Awesome stuff! He gave me some needles he made to be fished with Eelskins over them. ( I will post pic).

Eben, I haven't forgot your request.

The Flaptail, made after inspiration of reading Ollie Rodman's the "Saltwater Fishermans Favorite Four" Shaped,sanded, sealed, primed and painted by hand from a square block of red cedar.

Last nights creation from a Bassmaster Stubby needle body. A work in progress.

hook hangers used instead of swivels like we use

amd weights I suppose

Nope.:cool:

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Hint. Red Top bought the company from the Shearer Bros. These are parts of the thing they bought and sold under thier name. Biff McArdle used to build them with Bunny.:D

are the wire things the line ties for jigs?

Nope. Look again Bruce, you'll get it!:D

The two Atoms ( bodies by Slipknot) are done as well as the Conrad in the old Danny Pinchney blue swirl pattern (plus Pink)

Here is a Stan Daggett Eelskin Needlefish from 20 years ago.

I have one of those in my fridge

The stuff still has not been identified. :)

Bruce, sorry I missed that post reply on hook hangers and weights. Your right, they are Cap'n Bill hook hangers and weights.:D

Tell him what he has won Flap!:bgi: :bgi:

A Bigfish needle of your choice!:laughs: :laughs: :laughs:

:eek: He already has one!:smash:

Nice Flaptail Flaptail!:D

so give him another one

I have stan's eel skin plug's and the captains hook hangers as well as the same lead......did u know I got his bronze/steel jig molds and plugs....eel skin jigs and brass rings..:D

ps....the skin plug now has only one hook...the two hooker is out dated.;)

your out dated

When I went to visit him he gave me a couple hundred brass rings and a couple pieces of brass pipe that had been turned for rings but not cut yet. Those are all now at a friends house in Falmouth who has all of Stan Kuzias molds for eelskin rigs and jigs. Gonna have a lot of jigs next season from 1/2 to 4 oz.

Well now that he has updated them I guess that makes that one all the more desirable. That's cool. I had a few of them ( they were unpainted at the time) that I painted and used and eventually lost. There were two sizes. Stan is a great guy and great fisherman. ( as I recall in my conversations with him he doesn't cotton to beach buggies going over the sand too well);)

Hey Bigfish, I don't have a Bigfish plug yet! ( blatant Ho'ism):p

he got a 38lber on a 3" eel skin fly....those skin plugs work great:happy:

old brass water pipe.

can't beleive he use to cut the lower lips off all the gibbs popper's,,,said they worked much better that way.

bm's a fruit tart.

I would like to know all he knows about Bass River, nevermind all the other places we fish. Stan is one of the last of that era still around. Good guy.

Clean the box out Flap!:smash:

Or no plug for you!:mad:

oops!

done

Ok...check pm....you back on the nice list from the naughty!;)

Originally posted by Flaptail
Bruce, sorry I missed that post reply on hook hangers and weights. Your right, they are Cap'n Bill hook hangers and weights.:D

That excaxlty how i make my hangers.I epoxy em in place to seal off plugs no water but a locking point on the hooks.:eek:

What are those weight for I have a mold like that i got at a garage sale I cn't figure out what they are they have a thru wire hole an I would guess they go about 3oz.looks like a odd egg sinker.

plug weights.

Sahmeless bump :D

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Marty....just in time for breakfast....:drool:...those are yummy, my eyes devoured them while I had my coffee!:happy:

In the pic with the fishmasters, the one that looks like a Cuttyhunk, Is it, or is it a fishmaster? I think that's one of the ones I have seen described as a Cuttyhunk, the pins thru the top is what got me.

Nice Pluggage, Thank You :D

not a cutty...fmaster.....nice glass eye atom:)

Nice