New eyes (for me) and triple split rings.....bring on spring and the big girls!:D

Sweet!!:drool: :drool:

Forgot this little guy...I hope the trout like him!:D

mmm i fondled that one.... nice work! flawless!

really nice work Larry .. all of it .., how u doing those eyes..

nice eyes

Man, that's one heavy duty trout plug...thru wired stainless, triple splits?!:D johnny

schweet!!!
i like the way you're countersinking the eyes.

What are the split rings rated for?

And is that the head of the whale plugs i see in the 2nd pic ;)

Where do you get those eyes Big Fish?

The big eyes Steelhead I just got from Craftking.com...12 MM clear eyes and you paint behind them the color you want. They add life to the plug for sure.;)

great stuff larry:kewl:

Originally posted by Tagger
.., how u doing those eyes..

:drool:

Sorry Tagger...its easy. Drill the eye hole, it was 1/2 inch on the jointed swimmer. Eye socket must be deep enough so the router bit I use to shape the edges can have enough room to cut. Then in the drill press put a router bit, I used a 3/4 inch, plug still has square ends, and very slowly drop it into the eye socket and let it carve the eye socket just the way you want it. (I stress very slowly as if you go too fast the router bit will chew and spin the plug at your head);) The smaller plugs are easier as I just use a round dremel bit to do this. A little sanding and they look great!:D

I hope this helps.:happy:

Larry .. I've never put a router bit in my drill press, good idea .. .. I'll have to try . thanks . helps alot ..

Slowly Ed...slowly!;)

Tagger, you should try a router bit in yer drill press when doing popper mouths :kewl: johnny

Detail question... You cutting the little thingy off the back of the eyes before putting them in place?

Yes Steelhead I cut about half of it off...the rest I epoxy in and it should never come out.;)

Thanks Big Fish
:-)