Well it was a success, thanks to all who participated and learned about lure making today. Got Stripers pours some really magical baits somewhere among those toxic fumes, good job GS. Saltheart and Smokey and canalrat make some great jigs as well.
And Fishpart really cranks on his lathe. I think John found another addiction, not that he has time for another ;)
Bassmaster as usual was being creative. And Jeffsod got a chance to turn some stuff too. Jeff, if you ever lose the use of that lathe your welcome to turn some wood over here sometime:)
It was a pleasure to see and touch mr.pogies' lures and talk about his creations.
And Krispy, your originality really shows in your plugs, nice job.

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I HAD THE BEST TIME TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Bruce, Thank you and Melissa again for the use of the hall.

Where do you buy eyes, I finally decided that I NEED some.

I did the best plug Ho'ing possible, I left with what I needed to make more :D locked away in my brain.
Thank you, everyone for all the beautiful creations that you brought and let me copy.

Mr. Pogie, I forgot the name of the finish you are using. Could you please put it up so I can try and get some.

I believe the topcoat was Envirotex, Ed.
If you need eyes, let me know as I will be getting more soon.
I'll post a pic in the lure forum when they arrive.

Hi....

A BIG THANK YOU MRS SLIP:D Hay He started it first....
Hay who is this guy:D

Ed, Slip's right it's called envirotex. I've only been able to find boxes that say envirotex lite,I don't think there is any difference. Buy the smallest amount you can. I buy the 4 fl. oz. kit for approx. $4.99 and it will do 20 -25 plugs. Any questions feel free to ask. Good Luck ...mrpogie

OK - here are some more pics from today @ Slip's...

http://www.striped-bass.com/gallery/Gallery_Plug/index.shtml

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I took in a lot of info. in such a short amount of time I may overload. It was an exsellant adventure. Thanks again slipknot and the misses. We have to do some horse trading,jigs for plugs?

Yes, A big thank you to today's gracious hosts, a great time had and a lot learned! I will take you up on that offer to turn some wood sometime Slip! Came home and went right to work on a swimmer to practice what I learned. It was great to meet everyone and look forward to the next plug party.

Thanks Slipknot. Had a great time today. You got the perfect place for that kind of event. Great food too. Everybody was excellent doing and showing the crafts.

Thank you Mr & Mrs Slipknot, I had a great time. Thanks to Saltheart for showing me how to tie a jig. Thanks to GS for the plastics. THanks to John, without his board I probably would never have met all of you. Thanks to Slip and John for talking me into trying to turn a plug, and BM for helping me shape,load, and drill it. THanks to Habs for supplying the kits, we will get together to hunt next year. Oh, and I somehow lost your card, if you would be so kind as to pm me or email me the info. It was a pleasure to meet anyone I never met before. I hope the spring will hurry up and get here! Later on.

..First and foremost....a HUGE ..THANK YOU ..to Mrs. Slip...because if it wasn't for her... ;) it wouldn't have happened....we ALL know that the WOMEN RUN the show...:D:D

...:) Secondly to Bruce...;)

It was great to meet all of ya... in the VERY little time that I was there...I got the answers to the questions that I didn't have answers for :confused: if ya can understand that! THANK YOU TO ALL ...

...Specialist, nice to finally meet ya~...again, thanks for the help..even though I ain't 58 :D
..hey Blood ...what it iz ? how many coats/color did that no-eyed plug end up with ...and ummm...was that you at Walmart buying those fishnet stockings for a grid :D ??....ChrisL, once again...a pleasure to see you...Mr.Pogie...:eek: ..thats all I got to say..right guys?..what a finish!!!..GotStripes, :cool: thanks for the buzz...excellent explanation and demonstration...the tag team duo, aka Smokey & Saltheart...how many jigs in 5 minutes?......WOW!!.. to the rest of the men, JohnR, CanalRatt..and the few..who I foolishly didn't get to meet working hard at the lathes......( shame on me!! )..hope to see ya in the suds soon...~Bloo~

...oh, and how could I forget Habs and Tatttoo...thanks for leading the way M ;)...Tattoo, you were right...blub blub blub...S.Adams!...and I thought the day started off bad...when you turned off your street and my car clicked with no vrrrrrrrooooooom!...I end up leaving Slips house early...still get late to the party...my Godson already had what I bought him..( in duplicate )...then I head to up to Hudson Ma.,...( open house party )...hiccup!!! walk out the door at 1 am to SNOW!!!... sheeeeeesh!! what a loooooong ride home!:(...ok, I'm done crying.

That is a sweet finish on those plugs and it's not just for show, they can stand up to a lot of abuse that way too... Mr Pogie, where can the average Joe buy that stuff? Or is it mail order?

You can do it Bruce!

GS is the rubba king!

Get them prices yet? :D

Got Rubba Bubba?

Breath those fumes for that long and you'd look crazy too :).

I AM CRAZY.......jOHN i WANT MY OWN FORUM CALLED THE NUT HOUSE :D

John you can get it at any hardware store Home Depot, True Value, etc. I buy the 4 fl. oz. kit kit for approx. $5.00 and it will do 20 to 25 plugs. The box will probably say Envirotex Lite, rather than just Envirotex, the last couple of boxes have said that I haven't noticed any difference. ...mrpogie

GS, I chaned my mind. Put me down for a 50 gallon drums worth.:D

Thanks Slip for the shop use. Special thanks to Saltheart and Smokey for showing me their lead secrets. Thanks Fishpart I'll finish the plug up eventully. Thanks GS think smallies! Glad to meet some more nuts my wife was even looking at the pictures!

Thank you Slip & Mrs. Slip, you are wonderful hosts. What a nice shop you have, I'm envious! and the Mrs.' brownies tied me over for the long ride home:) I had a great time, and as usual met a fine bunch of guys to boot. I got a boat load of tips, treats and tackle. Thanks Saltheart for an awsome lesson in tying jigs. Mr.Pogie, I learned alot from talking to you, your a good guy. BM, thanks for showing me the right way to drill a finger;)HABS, Tattoo, Fish-eye, Crafty, what can I say. Those magic booberries had me seein' red n' blue lights trailin all the way home:rolleyes: ;)
It was great meeting all of you, can't wait till the next get-together

Krispy

Originally posted by Tattoo
GS, I chaned my mind. Put me down for a 50 gallon drums worth.:D

I'll get back to you as soon as I hear back on the plastic, molds etc, trying to strike a deal. You primarily interested in the 9-10 inch (lurecraft calls it a 10 inch I notice?, never put a tape to it) sluggo, the flat bait or anything else? If I off up the baits, I'll probably post the pricing on my Fishing Page, since I don't think it would be fair to the paying advertisers on this site. I know I couldn't even do that on SOL, Tim would have my balls.

Anyone that's interested, pop me an email with what you'd be looking for, thanks.

GS just post a link here when you've got it up on your page or you can PM them (all but BM 'cause he never cleans out the inbox)...

For those that may question how lethal GS's baits are, hehehe, DON'T ;)

For anyone who wants to learn a little more about turning here is a source for books and videos.

www.taunton.com

go to the store and choose turning............

I have the video Turning Wood with Richard Raffan. It shows the basiscs of how to use the tools to cut rather than scrape. I find I can remove much more wood and get a better finish right off the tool now I have studied how a pro does it.

Well, I don't think that anyone that saw you on Saturday would have any question on how much wood you can remove. Even with BM turning that Telephone Pole down to a 2OZ split-personality diving swimter, he didn't snow the floor with sawdust like you did with that Polaris (or is that an infringement on Gibbs?)

Hey, seeing that I'm going to buying some tools to finish my basement, do you know of a good source for good used woodbreaking tools?

BROWNIES ??? ...You mean I missed out on home-made brownies too ???:mad:

...I'll definately have a better plan next time ;)...

Bloo, they were not "magic" brownies. But they were damn good!

Wow you guys know how to have fun!!!!! :D

...JCXX ....FUN is not the word !!! :D

..I didn't check, but I think someone in here compared it to a fishing seminar or something... I've been to quite a few of those...and by far the .."Slip~together"... blew the doors off em' !!!...and I left early!! ...I can't imagine if I had gotten the chance to '' turn '' some wood...as there were many lathes available...and tutors to hold your hand...

..all I can say is..... GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS !!!

JCX - it was that much fun and interesting, between the awards ceremony (BM), the flesh drilling contest (BM), the computer heist (BM), the plug heist (just about everybody BUT BM) and sniffin' glue (BM - just kidding ;p ).

There was a huge amount of knowledge going back and forth, people trading ideas, or just plain old experimentation. There were 4 lathes plus all of Slip's woodworking tools. The effort that Mrs. Slip put into making it all work. It was just an incredible time. It's hard to believe that I was only there for 4 1/2 hours as it felt a lot longer than that but in a good way...