I've compiled a list of builders who said they were interested. If you see your name on the list and want to back out just send me a PM. If you want to be added to the list just respond below.

Deadline will be March 30, 2007. No hooks but state the size that works best for your lure.

The swap will have 25 builders. Each participant builds 26 lures. Each builder will receive 24 lures in return, the 2 extra sets will go to John, 1 for John's use and the other set to be raffled off for the site.

Builders:
1. Tobias
2. Lower
3. justplugit
4. eastendlu
5. The Dad Fisherman
6. Backbeach Jake
7. jklett
8. Ed Chin - "Dakota"
9. stripercrazy
10. gone fishin
11. Throwing Timber
12. Scotty C.
13. Krispy
14. Guyver
15. Slipknot
16. Cranium
17. crash
18. J T R
19. Thumb-Burner
20. Arne P
21. Patrick D
22. l.i.fish.in.vt
23. Woodbuster
24. Woodguy
25. zacs

Sign-up is closed! If you would like to be an alternate, please PM me as there always seems to be 1 or 2 that drop out due to unforseeable circumstances.

I'll make an extra or two for John all i ask is that i be allowed to fondle the zee-bass for a while!!!:hidin: :laugha:

i'm in for 31. as of right now i have 25 ready to be sealed so 31 should be no problem.

I'll do 31, good idea, he deserves it

31 sounds great to me too...

good with 31

31 works for me

Sounds good to me.

PatrickD aka Digger

Can we have a very late due-date, say 1st of May? I'm in, but I'm slow.

Can we have a very late due-date, say 1st of May? I'm in, but I'm slow.

Ditto, and Fred's alot younger than me too. :hihi:

I<ll make all the f $%^&*( ya want ><><><:bshake: :rocketem:

Ditto, and Fred's alot younger than me too. :hihi:

Geeze Dave, Everybody is.:laugha: :wave: :huh: :hihi:

Geeze Dave, Everybody is.:laugha: :wave: :huh: :hihi:

:wavey: :laughs: :hf1: :bl: :rotfl:

if there is still room i would like to join in and extra plugs for the site is fine with me

I'm new here but I'd love to get in on this if there is still room.

:kewl: plugs for john, no problem

Sounds good.

BBJ, wise guy. :buds: Now your runnin, soon you'll be walkin. :musc: :wave:


Clamah, welcome to the forum, i heard ya turned in your camera for a lathe.:boots:

NO F $%^&*() WAY // STILL HAVE THE CAMERA /// STILL GETTING LAID :bshake:

NO F $%^&*() WAY // STILL HAVE THE CAMERA /// STILL GETTING LAID :bshake:

Maybe if ya made a plug you'd finally catch a fish ,ya old coot. :hihi: :rotf2:

I,m OUTTA here / you all are in your own world ><><><:hf1:

New member Woodguy is in as well!!

I know I am going to regret this, but I will join this swap.
Z

WE'RE AT 30:kewl: Time for the woodchips to start flying!:lasso:

WE'RE AT 30:kewl: Time for the woodchips to start flying!:lasso:

Good . I almost got sucked in:doh: . Have fun and look forward to seeing your creations. P.

Hey clammer - make a woody!!!!:faga:

:bl: in

I'm in. Undecided as to what Im making thoughts are: yup you guessed it flaptails... point jude clippers or something else... It'll be a surprise. :rude:

I'm undecided too.

Maybe a few hours spent in triptophan/wine/pumpkin pie/football induced coma tommorrow will clear my thoughts :uhuh:

PatrickD aka Digger

i going to eat a couple of peyote buttons and hope that the answer of what to build comes to me in a vision.....

.....seriously.

I have no doubt that you will have visions with the peyote Zacs. Whether or not it helps you decide what to build is anybodys' guess.

Just don't forget to scrape out all the hairs inside the buttons before you eat them. :D

PatrickD

This is really gonna be the Mother of all. :hihi: A total of 930 plugs at

an average of 6in of wood =465 ft of lumba plus another 10% for

watste is over 511 ft of lumba. :shocked:

Defenitly a record for Guiness. :D

Thanks for putting this together ,Andrew. :btu:

Now you will have to use the duplicator Dave. Good luck.

Ya, and this time P., i'll put it on level ground. :rotf3:

Can I F%$#///play???///

Can I F%$#///play???///

He builds a mean butt plug...:wiggle:

Clammah, your as welcome as the first bass in May. :hihi:

hows it going here ..?? :sleeps:

hows it going here ..?? :sleeps:

Why are you signing up?:wid:

Just finished Hydro Orientating@, 39 plugs. :)

@Tagga Trade Mark

I just finished epoxy sealing and priming. Now for the big decision. How are they gonna be dressed??

I was thinking maybe white sparkle with a little pink on the sides??
or maybe black over gold scale?? or maybe my favorite trick color shifting chameleon with a gold eel belly???? I dunno :scatter:

I'll think of something...

Digger

Those look Most Pissah......:kewl:

Just finished painting mine Tuesday night. Now to start the Epoxy-ing.

Glad I made extra's...screwed up the paint on one.....its now Blurple :D

Learned the Extras lesson last year...when I would screw one up and have to spin up another everytime.

I just finished epoxy sealing and priming. Now for the big decision. How are they gonna be dressed??

I was thinking maybe white sparkle with a little pink on the sides??
or maybe black over gold scale?? or maybe my favorite trick color shifting chameleon with a gold eel belly???? I dunno :scatter:

I'll think of something...

Digger

Digger,

Do you mean the "heat the wood and dip in epoxy sealing method"? What kind of epoxy are you using? I always thought of trying it but just assumed it was too messy.

John

P. are those thin Dannys, Gary2 type. Very nice. I am sure your paint will be pretty.

That sounds good :drool:


"or maybe my favorite trick color shifting chameleon with a gold eel belly????"

John E, That's right. I heat the plug blanks in a toaster oven to about 225 deg. Then I slather on epoxy inside and out. I was using Systems 3 Clear Coat. It is very thin and it penetrates deeply into the blank. After about 15 minutes I just wipe off any excess. There isn't much because nearly all of the epoxy soaks into the wood. If you try it, be sure to run a piece of coat hanger down through the through wire hole and drag a pice of sheet metal (I really use an old lip) through the lip slot to be sure that nothing gets plugged up. It's not as messy at it sounds. I wear surgical gloves to keep my hands clean. The plus side is that your plugs become nearly bulletproof, and they are ready to prime in about 12 hours instead of days or weeks that are needed to dry after an oil bath soak.
I am now using West Systems with the 105 resin and the 207 specialty hardener. I like the way it mixes and the pumps on the containers make measuring idiotproof (and I need that:kewl: ) Big Rock turned me onto the West Systems stuff. It's pricy to get started with it but it's worth it.

Professor M, You gotta ask Gary about that. I think he borrowed some of that "Slim Plug" of his from me. Not the other way around :uhuh: I could be wrong though..Great minds think alike :bl2: Ours are similar, but mine is a little longer, and the front end is more rounded , and I use a pikie lip where Gary makes his own. Mine is kinda snakey on top where Gary's has a tighter swim. It's funny. He and I were just comparing the 2 plugs in my shop the other night. He made the mistake of leaving one of his blanks behind for me:kewl: I made some extras Paul and you're on the list.

OK Slip. You got it.. Super cool trick chameleon paint it is.

Patrick aka Digger

John E, That's right. I heat the plug blanks in a toaster oven to about 225 deg. Then I slather on epoxy inside and out.

Patrick,
Do you try to get it in the thru wire hole with a pipe cleaner or something? Also I like the idea of West System epoxy. I have some left over from a strip canoe that I used the special non yellowing hardener on. I have never had a bad mix with that stuff. The pumps work great!!

When the plug is hot, I let the epoxy run off the brush into the nose and the tail till it runs out one end or the other. I have a 1.8" dia stainless rod that I slide back and forth a few times to make sure that the epoxy is well worked into the through wire hole.

Patrick

You can buy 1/8 brass rod at homies if you need it.:tooth:

Patrick,

Thanks for the help. I will give it a try in the spring once the plug shop thaws out. Will also definately give the West Systems a try. I've had an eye on it but didn't want to spend the $$$ without some input on it first. Have you guys tried this method on maple and other hardwoods yet or just on cedars?

Patrick the reason I said G2 is I got a couple recently and was only using it as a reference to the shape:angel: :faga:
Jerry K. told me about that style of sealing a year or 2 ago and Matt told me about it last fall but I never tried it as I had too much of what I was using at the time, very interesting. I am curious how many plugs can you seal with each batch you mix? Are you using the West Sys. for your final finish epoxy coat too? The plugs I have from you and Matt are very hard I noticed. Basicly you are putting 2 coats of epoxy on them, 1 under the paint and 1 over. Do you prime after the 1st coat and before the airbrush or just put paint on over the seal coat? Thanks for the info. P.

Its with deep regrets that I must withdraw from the swap. I am in way over my head this season and other comittments that I must honor first, and I have the Asbury show to do this year, and after my fathers passing early in the year I have been overseeing the sale of his home and moving mom in with me over the last 2 months, I have had scant time to build. Getting 400 done by March 11 is going to be rough enough, and I am really bummed that I will miss out on so many awesome plugs, hopefully the future will afford me another opportunity to participate in such a huge event. I'm sorry for any inconvienience this will cause, but I bit off more than I could chew.

It's OK Professor:btu: I'm glad you got some Gary2 Slims. He is a meticulous builder and his plugs are very strong producers.

I do a small batch of epoxy at a time. 1 pump of resin and 1 pump of hardener equals about 5 or 6 drams (in a medicine cup) of epoxy mix. I get 8 or 10 plugs out of the batch depending on the size of the plugs. You really can't do too many at a time because you have to wipe off any excess and clear the lip slot and wire hole before the epoxy hardens. The stuff hardens much faster than normal due to the high temp of the blank. So:
I mix a batch of the epoxy, quickly coat the plugs, wipe them down, mix another batch, etc till I'm done. Doing 50 plug blanks took me about a hour.

After the epoxy cures (overnight) I prime with Kilz Red Label primer. Then I lay on a coat of Createx Base Coat sealer (either white or black depending upon the desired paint color), spray on my colors, and then I wire and apply the final coat of epoxy to the outside. I do not use a separate clear coat or scratch coat. I epoxy right over the paint. I will use the West Systems for final finish unless I'm painting over pure white. White plugs will continue to get a coat of Systems 3 Mirror Coat or Clear coat depending upon the plug.

John E I've used this method with excellent results on birch, AYC and Western Red. I heard of 2 plugs of mine that were Western Red that split last year. I think that this was due to me having to drill out the hardened epoxy from the through hole in a batch that I neglected to clean out during the sealing process. I probably got down into unprotected wood on those plugs and the WR swells like a sponge. I haven't experience any other problems doing it like this. No delamination, no peeling.:btu:

Rock, :wavey: I'm sorry to hear that you will not be able to complete the swap. Do what you have to do. I'll come and buy some of your plugs at the Asbury Show!

Patrick

Thanks P. When you say Base coat are you talking about Opaque because I don't see the Base coat listed where I get it from. Another thing is do you find the tail hole for the weight shrinks up very much thus making a tight fitting tail weight a PIA to get in with the epoxy because I would imagine wiping off the outside not to be a problem but internally could be a little hard. Also as far as belly weights do you have something that adheres good to the epoxy to hold them in? Thanks as always. P.

Its with deep regrets that I must withdraw from the swap. I am in way over my head this season and other comittments that I must honor first, and I have the Asbury show to do this year, and after my fathers passing early in the year I have been overseeing the sale of his home and moving mom in with me over the last 2 months, I have had scant time to build. Getting 400 done by March 11 is going to be rough enough, and I am really bummed that I will miss out on so many awesome plugs, hopefully the future will afford me another opportunity to participate in such a huge event. I'm sorry for any inconvienience this will cause, but I bit off more than I could chew.


Thats too bad, I was looking forward to seeing a bigrock plug in person. Maybe I'll make the trip to Asbury. Hope everything works out for you.

No Paul. It's not just opaque paint.
It is the Createx Auto Air base coat sealer I think it is the 4400 series paint. It comes in white and black. Check out the Createx Auto Air web page and look at the way it bonds coats of paint together. It's pretty impressive.
If your plug blank is hot, the epoxy really does suck right into the wood and it should not result in buildup that would restrict the opening. I have never had a big problem with it. A quick swab with a Q-Tip while the epoxy is still wet would certainly prevent any issues.
Patrick

Thanks for your time.

OOPS The Auto Air base coat sealer is series 4000. The seriea 4400 is the gem chameleon and flair tint colors. My bad.

In addition to the black and white base coats, they also sell a clear base and 3 grades of bright metallic aluminum base for use under their candy colors. I use them. they are gooood!:btu:

Patrick

Instead of spending $100+ on west system epoxy, there's more generic boatbuilding epoxies out there. I've used marinepoxy from boatplans online's web store on a boat I built and I personally liked it better than west system. There was no amine blush with the marinepoxy and there was a lot with the west system. Both were watery thin and had excellent penetration, but the cheaper stuff seemed a little thinner.

I know this previous info on epoxy sealing was a hijack of the Moass thread. Can it be put in a how to thread as it is full of great info that some might miss.

Patrick,

Thanks for all the info. Good stuff.

Finally, ready for sealer. Started with 39 and lost 3 along the way. :smash: Hope to have a good 30 outa whats left when done. :hihi:

Tick Tock ,Tick Tock

Tick Tock ,Tick Tock

Ya P. i shoulda listened. :hihi: Live an learn. :D

I'M DONE !!!:D

Are we posting pics or do you all want it to be a surprise???

Patrick

I'M DONE !!!:D



Patrick

Goes ahead, rub it in. :btu:

I'm where JPI was yesterday, wood all spun and machined waiting for sealer. Put'em on the back burner so's I could get something done for PlugFest. PlugFest plugs are in primer:scatter: Shakin' it boss, I'm shakin' it! :bc:

BBJ...I'm in a dead tie with ya. Just came out of the garage from priming some plugfest plugs and the Moass plugs are ready for the dip.

Nicely done, JPI...look forward to saying the same. I'm startin to see my moass plugs in my sleep!

I'M DONE !!!:D

Are we posting pics or do you all want it to be a surprise???

Patrick

Lets See'em.......I need a fix.

I got 6 completely done.....the rest are waiting for epoxy......hoping to have them done by the end of the month.......Got a few other things on the burner right now

I have mine all painted and ready for hardware but i'm out of belly gromits so i'm going to wait till plugfest to get some.I'm also working on a few for the plugfest and for diggers auction.:angel:

Hope to have all these done by within the next 2 weeks. I never realized how much work a 30+ run would be! Would have been much harder without my Professor M cutting tool!!

I'm startin to see my moass plugs in my sleep!

yup Lower, how these commercial guys do it is beyond me. :doh:

Fred kinda said it all with sweatin guy :bc:

:D

I was just reading the PlugFest Thread and found that I have an extra week to build plugs. I thought that it was next week and found it was the week after!! A whole nother week!!:rollem:

I was just reading the PlugFest Thread and found that I have an extra week to build plugs. I thought that it was next week and found it was the week after!! A whole nother week!!:rollem:

Thats great now you can make me a few more cause one can never have enough of BBJ plugs ,bass just love them too much.:drool:

I never realized how much work a 30+ run would be!

You can say that again! I also got a late start due to some personal issues PLUS I'm slow :rollem: but I'm slmost there. :boots: Won't have time for any fancy paint job though, at least not if you want them in 2007. :spin: Did I tell you I'm slow?

I got piles of wood everywhere :hihi: no sawdust yet :hee: the stuff for diggers kid auction is almost to primer :conf: Everything is going to be black.

Just want to say this forum has been so lame ,with you beavers all making your 30 .. Thank god for Numbys "get this party started "thread that only a handful of us particapated in .. I say for now on if there's a 30 swap you gotta make 31 ,,, The 1 being a random plug to start a new thread .. Or this place will be a ghost town like when were're all fishing .. If you been making anything other than your 30 I say pony up ,,and post new thread now .. WORD !!! :boots:

Just want to say this forum has been so lame ,with you beavers all making your 30 .. Thank god for Numbys "get this party started "thread that only a handful of us particapated in .. I say for now on if there's a 30 swap you gotta make 31 ,,, The 1 being a random plug to start a new thread .. Or this place will be a ghost town like when were're all fishing .. If you been making anything other than your 30 I say pony up ,,and post new thread now .. WORD !!! :boots:

Ya Tagger, i heard someone say one time, "it's not about us it's about the plugs". :rotf3:

Just want to say this forum has been so lame ,with you beavers all making your 30 .. Thank god for Numbys "get this party started "thread that only a handful of us particapated in .. I say for now on if there's a 30 swap you gotta make 31 ,,, The 1 being a random plug to start a new thread .. Or this place will be a ghost town like when were're all fishing .. If you been making anything other than your 30 I say pony up ,,and post new thread now .. WORD !!! :boots:

Ya Tagger, i heard someone say one time, "it's not about us it's about the plugs". :rotf3:

Alot more important than respirators. :hihi:

a few - but the big row of rockets are for the swap :D :D - others are for me and my fishing companions:bl: :bl:

Ya Tagger, i heard someone say one time, "it's not about us it's about the plugs". :rotf3:

Alot more important than respirators. :hihi:

Hate when someones saves your stuff and throws it back at you .. :smash:

Hate when someones saves your stuff and throws it back at you .. :smash:

Ya, and i still got the negatives. :D

Hate when someones saves your stuff and throws it back at you .. :smash:

That's funny:hf1:

The only reason I finished so early is cause I won't be at PLUGFEST!
I'm not sure why I'm not going... Maybe I'll hitch a ride after all.
I'd better get busy building again!



PatrickD

:claps: :claps: :claps:

awesome patrick....

i'm uh... sorta gettin started...:err:

they are due in July, right Andy? I was about to back out till i saw digger's stuff.. :err: I needs one o them!!

note to self, next time you do this make something simple... :rolleyes:

I'm still turnin... i'll gettem done somehow.. may quit my job...:gu:

Awesome. :drool: Worth it all just for one of those P.D. :btu:

You guys are too kind!:wiggle:

PatrickD

WOW...:shocked:

sealed another 15, if we get thru this we need to get shirts with

"I SURVIVED MOASS",on the front,

and "GLAD I'M NOT A COMMERCIAL BUILDER", on the back.
:hihi:

Patrick,

My favorite color...ROOTBEER! :btu: . At least that's what I call it. :spin:

sealed another 15, if we get thru this we need to get shirts with

"I SURVIVED MOASS",on the front,

and "GLAD I'M NOT A COMMERCIAL BUILDER", on the back.
:hihi:


Still not sure i will survive..:wid: :gu:

I don't know how you guys do it. 30 is a ton of plugs. Can't wait to see all the pictures once you're all done.

sealed another 15, if we get thru this we need to get shirts with

"I SURVIVED MOASS",on the front,

and "GLAD I'M NOT A COMMERCIAL BUILDER", on the back.
:hihi:

Good idea... Maybe even bumper stickers that just say "31"

Good idea... Maybe even bumper stickers that just say "31"

:hihi: LMAO. :btu:

Maybe even bumper stickers that just say "31"

Tobias,
Just thinking - since bigrock dropped out - are we still building 31? Is someone replacing him or will we just do 30?

I can't believe I said "just" 30! :bo:

PLEASE READ THE FIRST POST!!!

Thanks for that info.
I usually just read the new posts. I will check the first post more often now.

PLEASE READ THE FIRST POST!!!

:eyes: I did.
There were 30 names there when I posted my question.
:pop:

27 it is!

my lathe broke and I don't know when I am going to be able to get it fixed.

I have everything ready, materials purchased, but I broke something last night.

I am trying to figure it out so I will keep you posted.

Not bowing out yet, just not sure what is going to happen.

zacs, you're welcome to spin them at my place if you want, or maybe someone closer will offer also :huh:

Thanks Slip. I will work on the lathe tonight and see if I can get it spinning.

sorry guys, but im gonna have to back out too. I really wanted to do this with all of the great builders but i won't be able to find the time to get these done, as i have alot of stuff on my plate now that has to get done first, oh well, next time. Sorry Guys
AG

they're dropping like flies :(

anyone else want to take someones place? :huh:


I'm done :D 30 plugs done and bagged:happy:

Maybe we should have a roll call to see who's still in.
Mine are all built but not all painted yet. If there are going to be 8 or 9 extra's I'd like to make em different colors. Maybe even trade some at Plugfest.

I'm still in if it kills me. :hihi:

Slip, your waay to organized. :D

I'm definitely still in it....I got 32 of mine all painted and Scuff-coated.....10 of those have been epoxied and are ready to roll.

but.. waaaaayyyy behind!!!

but.. waaaaayyyy behind!!!

Still in and can just make out T-B way up ahead...

I'm still in. I need to get over this head cold so I can paint them, but they'll be done soon. Then I have to find non-frozen water to swim them in:poke:.

I'm crankin away. Sealed and ready for primer. The last leg is always the longest.

I'm still in, hopefully getting them all clear coated this weekend.

I can see the finish line. :happy:
I just cant wait to start working on a different plug.
This is the 2nd batch of 12 to come out of the "Oven"
I have 10 more to epoxy and thats it!! :bl:

they're dropping like flies :(

anyone else want to take someones place? :huh:


I'm done :D 30 plugs done and bagged:happy:

Pencil poppers?

Pencil poppers?

no, that was last year

when you toss this one you can call yourself Throwing Splinters. ;)

I feel like I'm turning into sawdust...

lessons learned..

1) when doing this many plugs.. pick something simple

2) buy a stinkin duplicator

3) see number 1

I feel like I'm turning into sawdust...

lessons learned..

1) when doing this many plugs.. pick something simple

2) buy a stinkin duplicator

3) see number 1


Don't forget #4...Start in October.


and # 5......Make extras

and # 5......Make extras

Extras... who do you think I am? :musc: :musc:

At least when I finish they will probably look like crap..:fishslap:

TB,

Although I've never done swaps, I have done large lots for charity and raffles... I find that once set up, lots of 5 make the time pass better,when the first lot is finished being turned, I then drill it and soak it, then procede to the next lot, so on and so forth, that way, you give yourself a break, eventualy youll have some at each stage of work so it doesnt start feeling like a job,some will be being turned while others are being painted, or finished,that way, it still keeps it in hobby mode....

My.02
Roc

Extras... who do you think I am? :musc: :musc:

At least when I finish they will probably look like crap..:fishslap:

I make extras because I always...

Screw one up drilling the through hole
Screw one up turning it
Screw one up making the Eye Sockets and Hook holes
Screw one up Painting it....(that one becomes Blurple)
and Screw one (or 2) up when I'm epoxying them.

Hence....Make Extras.

Last year I ended up going back in and spinning up another one everytime one of the above happened.

Still working away, slower than I wanted, but making progress.

TB,

Although I've never done swaps, I have done large lots for charity and raffles... I find that once set up, lots of 5 make the time pass better,when the first lot is finished being turned, I then drill it and soak it, then procede to the next lot, so on and so forth, that way, you give yourself a break, eventualy youll have some at each stage of work so it doesnt start feeling like a job,some will be being turned while others are being painted, or finished,that way, it still keeps it in hobby mode....

My.02
Roc

Next time I'll know...:buds:

Finally done. :uhuh: Just have to box them up. :walk:

What is the due date on these again. I've got 11 done and am hopefully getting the rest done tomorrow and monday, but god forbid I can't, I want to make sure that I get them in on time.

You got plenty of time man, a month according to the first post in this thread.

Deadline March 30, 2007!!!

Deadline March 30, 2007!!!

:bl2: :bl2: :bl2:

"I Survived Monster Swap 07"

"I Was A Slave To Monster Swap "

"Tick Tock Tick Tock"

Some T-shirt ideas for you guys ...

Two broken drill bits, $29

10 tubes of devcon $21

four cans of rustoleum $23

16 feet of AYC $33

thirty plugs from S-B builders... Priceless!!!

Tobias, when are these due?

:bl2: :bl2: :bl2:

"I Survived Monster Swap 07"

"I Was A Slave To Monster Swap "

"Tick Tock Tick Tock"

Some T-shirt ideas for you guys ...

Hey Eddie, even though i know your goin commercial in 2015, ya forgot-
"Glad i'm not a Commercial Guy." :)

Primered

Primered . PlugFest inspiration is a wonderous thing...

Just took my last batch out of the oven today!! With 40 days to spare! (I'm sick of needles at this point!)
Lookin forward to owning some S-B plugs especially after seeing the work in person at plugfest!! :drool: :drool:

sealed and primed. :boots:

Tick tock

Tick-tock? waddaya Peter Pan's crocodile? :bl: :wavey:
Painted with six wired and cleared. Stress has left the building.

I figured out what I'm making, 50 spun up / drilled yesterday :tooth:

i have mine turned and drilled.. gonna try a few different lips tomorrow in the test pool and i'll be wrapping up soon i hope...

passed the swim test... now gotta git ta sealin' and paintin and wirin'...

:wid: :gu:

Im uhhh makin lures thumb burner.. Outta wood. :wid:

I love these huge swaps! You always get everyones BEST effort I'M PSYCHED!!!

Good luck everyone.


slip what'd you make?

hand sand and sealed tonight and tomorrow..... :humpty:

i gotta figure out colors soon... :rolleyes:

Got 20 done, ready to go........should have the rest done by this weekend.

tdf youre the man!!! Cant wait to see your stuff, very well thought out and the effort shows throguh on the finished pieces :bgi: Did you make us all lobstahs??


I'll be painting monday or tues. going out of town this weekend. Put them aside for the time being to get stuff done for Diggers auction for the kids trout day :)

Did you make us all lobstahs??


Yeah Right....If you want to push the date out 6 years maybe...took me 6 months to make just the one.

after these I picked up the stuff to try and do a rod for the 1st time....should be interesting, like I need another Hobby

whew..:musc: finally gottem sealed .. the great part about that is I have to wait a week while they dry and not work on them...

what will i do with my time? :hs:

i going to eat a couple of peyote buttons and hope that the answer of what to build comes to me in a vision.....

.....seriously.

Age old question .. " What is reality " The answer ,, There is no reality ...zero ... nada ,, A general consensus of what reality is does not exist .. You and every one of us has our own reality, as good or sucky as that might be .. There fore the heck with it .. Build a plug that looks like a B52 bomber.... wait a minute .. thats been done . Anyways shouldn't you be done by now ???

ALL DONE!!!!!! :humpty: :happy: :smokin:

WooooHooo....Should be going out this week.....

:btu:

All done. Cure, bag and ship.

:shocked: :drool:....those are seriously sweet

Looks like I need to get going. Both of those look great

Freekin show offs. :hihi:

:shocked: :drool:....those are seriously sweet

TDF, your post put a big spark in my hiney. I had to pick up the pace to get one of yours!:bl:

TDF, your post put a big spark in my hiney. I had to pick up the pace to get one of yours!:bl:

Ya Fred, all the plugs posted are awesome, but you guys finishin up 27 days early isn't helpin my stress level any. :doh: :)

This giant pile 'O' swap plugs is cloggin' up my dining room table. If I don't get rid of them soon, my wife will toss them to the dogs to chew like firewood. SOOOO.....

Who do I send them to??:D

Digger

Who do I send them to??:D

Digger


Ahhh, ummm, Me of course :D:pop:

I think you need to PM Tobias and give him your email address so he can send out the emails with shipping info.

NO not slip he has enough send them to ME!:bl: :bl: :bl:

body's done, 5 protos tested to get weight right:hee: will be out of sealer soon

I'm getting there... gotta start wirin' and epoxy'in.. my favorite part...

NOT!!!

Just a heads up... They ain't very purty... hopefully they will swim right side up...

Gettin there. :)

Looks like the duplicator work great Dave. Nice work guys.

Gettin there. :)

Wicked!!

Kind words Karl, butz don't count my chickens till they're hatched. :doh: :o

Always doin the math. :grins: BM had no walk in the park. :doh: :D

...Just a heads up... They ain't very purty... hopefully they will swim right side up...

If they swim as well as the two of yours I tested this afternoon, I belive the guys will like them :)

Jigman

that's mighty nice... thanks for testing them.. now send them back!!!

got a few all the way done.. i think i might just make the deadline.:bounce:

other angles..

VERY nice!!

Hey ... did you guys exchange plugs yet ? :rotf3: tick tock ...

:rotf3: tick tock ...

Plentia time, plenti. :hihi:

Lookin forward to fishin your plug TB. :btu:

Coming Soon to a moass mailbox near you. :grins:

WOW! Those look GREAT!
Glad I'm in on this one:jump:

Nice Dave. Neat lip action too. Indiana or Colorado?

Colorado cupped P., find it digs and holds a li'l better than the standard.

Colorado cupped P., find it digs and holds a li'l better than the standard.


I knew my only chance to make something that didn't get laughed out the door with you pros was to do something different.. :doh:

same color, same lip.. oh well.. everyone can look at mine and Justplugits and see what mine will look like in 13 years of practice!!

very nice looking stuff

first batch on the new spinner along with some owesies, dang thats a lot of plugs.

JPI those are gonna put meat on the table for sure. They're beautiful!!

Great looking plugs so far :drool: ! I think getting that package will actually make all this worth it.

I'm getting close...

Nice Pluggage there Dave ... Wicked clean work ... you should go commercial . :spam: :)

Man you guys are turning out some nice stuff. JPI, that is sweeet!

you should go commercial . :spam: :)

LMAO, ya, i'm thinkin of it, prolly in 2014, a year before you. :grins:

Dave told me he is on sabbatical after this.:angel: :angel:

15 of 50 cleared how many do I need for this?

Keep going TT...only 11 to go (26 total).

11 more thats no problem :D

Plentia time TT, plentia time. :hihi:

Mine finally hit the mail today.

The last batch is drying as I type this. All that's left is to polish out the lips(next time I'll buy the lips instead of make them) and wire them up. I should have them in the mail by Thursday, Friday at the latest.

Tick Tick Tick ......... can't wait :hee: :hee:

I'm only going to have 24 of the 26 done by the due date. I'm at school until Easter weekend. I'm thinking that I get two of the guy's addresses and just send them out separately to them. The worst part is that I have the plugs done, except I'm missing two tailweights. Let me know if that works for everyone.

If everyone agrrees, JTR can send in the 24 to Tobias, let him send them out to the guys. I will wait for mine, since JTR is down the street from me. If someone else can wait, or the the auction (one of the two plugs for John) is later on in the month, we have no problem.
Mark

I'll wait, no problem. :doh: :)

Just waiting for some swivels to come in the mail, ordered them Sunday night, If they don't come in, I'll buy some at RISSA and assemble and ship that day.

I just gotta get off my A$$ and mail them....

If everyone agrrees, JTR can send in the 24 to Tobias, let him send them out to the guys. I will wait for mine, since JTR is down the street from me. If someone else can wait, or the the auction (one of the two plugs for John) is later on in the month, we have no problem.
Mark


That is fine with me
or send the last 2 to Tobias = the ones for John.
or tell me what lead you need, maybe I have it.

Just send me the 24. The last 2 are for John. Thanks!

just wanted to apologize in advance for some my tail wraps.. not attractive would be putting it mildly.. running out of time.. won't be able to redo them all.. sorry.. anyone have a tailwrap machine? :call:

:cheers: :cheers: ... hope someone catches a carp or something on them..

:cheers: :cheers: ... hope someone catches a carp or something on them..


Are they yellow? If yeah then they'll catch :buds:

they are..

Looks like I will be a couple days late. Ran into a problem with the new devcon. they changed the color or formula and it is a bitch to work with. So I am using etex for the first time. Devcon would be dry to touch in 12 hours. This stuff seems to take forever to cure. They will be coated today and tomorrow but they probably will not be ready to ship until monday. Sorry guys.
Mark

I forgot, were these supposed to have hooks or not? Either way is cool but I have to know before I box them up.

Never mind, I just re-read the email and answered my own question. They're going out today.

yeah I wont be done on time either. Ive only had since november 12th to get these done. I apologize :hidin:


buncha slackers

I miss counted and I will actually have 26 to go out. Chances are they will be out tomorrow.

Mine are shipped.

Mine are boxed up and goin Monday morning.

Shipped Mine Yesterday....On there way

24 epoxied and drying i'll get the other two this week.

:lasso: crack the whip guys, times runout
great swap, I'm really looking forward to fishing these

:claps: its good to have someone kicking me in the a$$ to finish...just have to box them and send them:rotfl:

How are things coming? I can't wait to see the plugs :drool: :drool:

Still waiting on a few more...

Did you get mine yet?

Yup:drool:

Excellent....I was worried, lately my experiences with the postal service haven't exactly been stellar

How bout mine?
Its scary sendin that much wood in one package!

Are we getting close?:wave:

Woodbuster, got it.

Just a few more.:soon:

Done i'll be sending them asap sorry for the delay.:happy:

mine were mailed on Tuesday. Should be there tomorrow or Monday

Boxed and ready, shipping tomorrow.

Did you get mine yet? It went out UPS last Thursday.

went out in the mail today they said monday:rotf2:

Got Cranium's and jklett's.

Mine?

Got it Fred:kewl:

Mine went out today i remembered to put money for shipping in the box but forgot to put what hook sizes to use:realmad:.Andy i'll pm hook sizes when you get the box.

Andy I want to be last :laughs:

Am I last yet? :jump1:

You're Last.....:hihi:.......now send them :D

I'm getting the itch now...need to see these things!

Vic....DON'T MAKE ME COME UP THERE!
:behead: :gorez: :behead: :p

PatrickD

Want me to post a picture?? :angel:

Want me to post a picture?? :angel:

Seriously.. we don't.. no one is interested.. just tell andy you are backing out and we can get this thing moving..:rocketem: :nailem:


:wave:

Lu, got your lures!

Andy, :wave:
As I mentioned to you earlier, I will be away on vacation from this coming Thursday till May 7 so, if you could, please hold on to my box of lures till I get back. I'll be the last one to see the plugs but, if the box sits outside my door while I'm gone, I'll probably never get to see them. They will mysteriously disappear. :err:
Thanks and I'll look forward to seeing all the great work when I get back! :wiggle:

Theyre gone and Damnit I spoke with andy and Im not last :jester: and I was trying to be last :humpty:


Label/Receipt Number: 0306 3030 0000 7098 xxxx
Status: Delivered

Your item was delivered at 3:27 PM on April 18,

SOON????:wiggle:

I wasnt last :hihi:

OK who's last???:mad: :mad:

OK who's last???:mad: :mad:


Get er done whoever you are:smash:

What is the status on this? :huh: me scotty and patron want to know :huh:

I hope to get the last one this week and hope to mail out this weekend or early next week. As soon as I get the last one, the lures will go out the next day or 2 days at the latest.

YEEEEE-HAAAAAA!!!
I've been lookin forward to this!!:bounce:

Long night, first light approaching soon. :happy:

Thanks Andy - you are a patient man...:spidey:

Still no plugs Huh???

:confused: :confused: :confused:

:bsod:

While waiting for these i made another twenty just so i have some extras.:rotfl: :lasso:

PLUGS WILL BE MAILED OUT THIS SATURDAY IF NOT SOONER. Works a little crazy this week but I'll see if I can get it out sooner.:cheers: