I would like to thank all those who made "Plug Night 3" a success starting with Bobbike and BasicPatrick and new MSBA VP Reelecstasy.......these three ran around just as much as I did to make things happen last night and I thank them all.....as always we make a great team and by Gawd things get done! I would like to thank all of the vendors who came, spent the evening and gave generously to the event....I hope you all enjoyed it as well! To all who attended I would like to thank you for coming and I hope you had a great time......because of all digging deep we were able to raise $1,326.00 for the NBIA Association! :kewl: Also I would like to thank Steve "Flaptail" Shiraka for speaking and bestowing more knowledge upon us all....he was great as always...thanks Steve! I would like to thank Slipknot and Bassmaster for offering their time to do turning demos even though yours truely forgot to bring the tool rests along with the lathe! :tm: To Fishermom and Kathy Fillman thanks for selling the raffle tickets all night! Also thanks to the folks who helped with setup and you know who you are....thanks again! It was a great night.....saw much wood flying around the room.....awesome stuff there as always....I must say if anyone missed out on the Chumbucket lures he made......these were the most awe inspiring things I have laid eyes on.....hand carved works of art to the "Nth" degree! I was as always amazed at the turnout from this site.....must have been at least 50 or 60 members there....maybe more! :bgi:

Thanks again all for making it a success! :thanks:

Oops.....Was into fish, blitz from 1400 to 1900, looked at phone when I got back to the Blazer, had 8 voicemails and had missed window to get to Plugfest.......TDF, how did you do?

Up this way, Jules' teasers and 2" curlytails by Storm are getting it done. Had 3 doubles!

Lots of cool stuff last night, great presentation by Flap, though the heckling signifigcantly reduced from last year. Great seeing all the Jersey folks come up between NJTACKLE and Dave and Chum and the others (good to meet you all). I won a Tagger Ballerina that Clammer drooled on... It was like Plug Fest but with beer :buds:

Nice job by the MSBA Guys and gals last night :btu:

great time! thanks to the msba folk- super job! nice to see some old friends as well as meeting some new ones. good job flap.

That was a great night , and Larry is right about those chumbucket plugs :shocked: they looked alive. Thanks to all who helped make it a success :btu:

It was a great night for sure. I love looking around the room and seeing all the plugs changing hands. Great group of fisherpeople in attendance. Alot of money was raised for a great cause, made me proud to be part of MSBA as well as S-B. Class act group of people :claps:
I really enjoy getting meet some of the people from the site, as well as running into old friends from here as well...

JPI- I swam it last night, it is beautiful :kewl:thank you so much, again...

i bought some plugs and I had a dream about a wonderbread big fish that i must have
nice to see all the jucy plgs peoples was selling amd builders making.
was a great talk by steve and had a great time.
and them chums make me mental
thanks to those i talked to.
Big fish, I need that plug....................................

Three times a charm Bigfish! Great night, great people, with some of the absolute best lure making craftmanship available for anyone to see and it occured once again at an M.S.B.A. sponsered event.

Yeah was a good time . Thanks a ton Bigfish :claps: . Scored some sweet plugs especially a grey afterhours spook. The finish on afterhours plugs are amazing.

no one took pic's of anyone or all the plug's???

I forgot my camera and didn't notice anyone taking any pics, guess they were all too busy hoing plugs and buying stuff. I wish you were there Steve, it was a good time for sure.

Great Time :)
Thanks 2 BFL and everyone who helped out,nice time and great people.

Just wish it was closer to my house, the drive could have been better :)

Flap gave an unreal plug history for everyone, looked like a bunch of goo goo eyes sitting watching him ...lol

Nice to also see the dealers selling plugs and equipment.

I have been to a few GT's and still don't know "1/2" the crowd. Maybe a into next time so we all can put a name with a screen name with a nick name with a real name.

And Mr Chumbucket surprised everone with stuffed pogies on the menu :)
The kid kills me every time :)

VB

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just don't metnion cotton cordell pencil poppers.. ;)
John R... we tried to be good, and heckle less.. :faga:

Great time, Thanks MSBA and all who participated...
CS ya hafta cross the bridge next year.

i bought some plugs and I had a dream about a wonderbread big fish that i must have
nice to see all the jucy plgs peoples was selling amd builders making.
was a great talk by steve and had a great time.
and them chums make me mental
thanks to those i talked to.
Big fish, I need that plug....................................


Shameless Plug Ho...
I got a plug last night that I dreamt about.... a nice one, even if it was used :D

taking pictures of plugs and posting them ? isnt that plug burning ?

Thanks BF for all your hard work, it just keeps gettin betta. :kewl:
Thanks John R for offering us such a great site with the best of the best people.:D So great to see all these guys and plugs in one "spot", and when "The Flap" is flappin, everyone listens.:hihi:

What a great time.:btu:

Hey Vineyard Blues, next time stand on a chair and yell all S-B.commers in the corner for a meet and greet. Then you wont be so BLOO all the time. You'll have more friends, mirth, and joviality in your life.

Great Job,,,MSBA,,,lots of plugs ,,lots of good people there .. jpi thanks for u know what .. I owe u ... ,, CS I wouldn't show a pic of chum plugs they weren't quite finished. They were amazing....you'll see.. imagine throwing a fish on the table...best work ever by anybody I'd say .. Flap plug talk got me shaking....Proffeessor Moriarity needles Sick ,,got2, Got a bag of stuff hidden in the car.. hung with old farts ,,Karl,,Dave JPI and Fred/Jake...Clammer... didn't forget pm addy..Bm, Slip, Danny.. good to see yous guys.. Mac/Newelly sorry i missed hoeing you... next time..

Old Farts Rule!, Tagger... :D
Thank you Ed... you are more than generous... your on my owe list, when I get back in production..

Chum's lures make me want to take a hammer to my lathe.Unbelievable work, I wouldn't a been surprised if they stank today from not being on ice. Perfect! Tagger you shouldn't have, but I'm happy as heck you did, can't wait to fish'em. Flaptail, thank you very much! Professor Moriarity, I still stunned at those metal needles, thanks for the trade! What a GREAT time I had. Dave, I still can't believe you drive all the way from NJ!!! I'll never whine about the drive again! Kudos to BigFish and his crew!! :bgi:

Had a great time. Was a tough day at work today though.....

Had a great time. Was a tough day at work today though.....
Me too. I wore the seat outa my pants draggin' me arse.

me three....I went fishing aftah :spidey:

Thanks to Larry and all the people who made the event possible. Some very nice plugs there. I really enjoyed Flaps talk on the history of plug making, some of the people who made them, and how to work certain lures. A fun night had by all.

I wish I could have made it, but I had business engagements, which ran into a diner meeting to boot:(. The new job is a blessing and a curse, I love the benefits and security, but I miss the freedom of being self employed.

Thanks to MSBA for the invite. Thanks to all for the trades. Wish I had more to trade. Next time. Great to put faces to names. Nice job by all involved with setting up the event. Nice to see a good chunk of change going to a good cause. The plug builder's workmanship is unparalled anywhere, both comm. and private builders. I got the Zombie Woof behind my eyes today though. Got home at 12 from show up at 8 to the beach all day with wife and kid then all the way home clean boat turn right around and go back to Cape to work till 1 Am. Still not as bad as JPI had driving too and fro NJ though. I am already thinking about Plugfest. Paul

Chum and I also had a great time. The plugs, the presentation by Flap and everything else was great. The drive to and from NJ was worth it. The raffle prize made it even better. :) We fished the Canal afterwards, then headed home.
Thanks to everyone involved in the show and thanks for making us feel at home. Hope to be up that way again soon.

ArneP...which raffle prize did you win? :scatter:

I won the big AquaSkinz bag with all the plugs! :walk: :)

Nice! Worth the trip! :bounce:

Great Plug Nite BigFish! Thanks to Mass Bass club for hosting this GTG.
Good to see old friends and John R from this site. Hope to see all of you soon and catch some fish on the water.

It was a pleasure to finally meet you Chum.....your work is par excellance! :drool:

Great job Big Fish. I kept thinking that these plugs were works of art, but more importantly great lures. The quality was amazing. Looking forward to a big fish hitting a big lure.

Thanks for the kind words Hardcore From Shore! Did I meet you the other night? :wave:

It's Bill. By the way fish up on the surface between 6AM and 7:00 AM inside Pleasure Bay in Southie every morning for the last week or 2 feeding on tiny bait. But they do take plugs and metal. 3 of my 4 stripers (shorts-to 24 inches) this AM were on my home tied teaser in front of the big smack it for distance. Some fish over 30 inches in the mix as well.

That would be Bill "P" MSBA treasurer? Why didn't you say so you horse's patute? :laugha: How is it going Bill?

PS- Welcome to the site Bill! :wavey:

I have been to site many times before, just never posted. The plug night deserved the credit of a post. Picking up my fish a few a day. I expect more, but then again I expect a fish on every cast, but I am never disappointed because it is just so good to be out fishing, seeing sunrises, seeing fish and birds.

Off to work, but I plan on visiting my local striped bass Tuesday AM.

Bill P.

See you later Bill....this is a fun place with lots to see! :)

I have been to site many times before, just never posted. Off to work, but I plan on visiting my local striped bass Tuesday AM.

Bill P.


There goes the neighborhood !!!!!!!!!!! :wall:

That would be Bill "P" MSBA treasurer? Why didn't you say so you horse's patute? :laugha: How is it going Bill?

PS- Welcome to the site Bill! :wavey:
He's been watchin your shananagins for the past couple years :jester: