Hey Nib here ya go! Great day! Thanks to everyone who participated!

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Flap's eye view of the crowd

Thanks Steve. Love those Capt. Bill, frost plugs. Hey Capt. Cupcake in case you didn't notice we aren't getting any younger.

I got the same view Flap.....cept' once in awhile some tall goober would get in my way!!:rotflmao:

Caught this "Wall-Eye":rotflmao: on one of my plugs......good fight but the meat was tough!:bgi:

I can't believe I couldn't be there.... I'm still teary :(

You didn't miss anything GP! Just a bunch of tasty wood, great food and a huge crowd you had to deal with!:hihi:

BIG THANKS to Mike and Barbara Thomas and Felicia for all of their hard work and hospitality and to the BIG PLUGHUNA Slipknot for keeping a great tradition alive!:cheers2: I had a blast seeing everyone and chewing the fat! I am a cynical person by nature and my faith in human nature tends to fall quite a bit short of my expectations most days......but as usual, I saw a group of the friendliest, most generous and good hearted folks I have ever had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with and I want to thank you all for a great day! Back to the "A" holes tomorrow but tonight....basking in a good days glow!:kewl:

Hats off to : Bruce May with a well deserved recognition for all his years of putting this together
Mike Thomas, His lovely wife Barbara and daughter Felicia
John "The Boss" Redmond
Victor aka Throwing Timber "The Judge"
Joe aka Rockfish9, this guy is the real deal, really made my day talking with him
Eastend Lu, long way to travel but I am glad he came, he's the nutz!
Chumbucket, when I get to meet Matt at these events it's like a fan meeting Elvis, unbelievable work.
Numbskull, George is a close friend and an amazing plug builder, Mr. Technical, physics and theory meets plug building. He's my hero!
Tagger. plugman extrodinaire and one of the most nicest guys on the site.
Professor Moriarty, Paul you should work for NASA. THEY NEED YOU TO BUILD THE NEXT MOON ROCKET!!!! Threading flaptail through wire ends, detail beyond words.
Peter VINEYARD BLUES O'Niel, pickle man and the collectors collector.
( We really need a collective museum to be created for all this stuff and you could be the curator)
Dave aka Canalman, editor of the Fisherman, where do you get those inspirations? Amazing!
#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&, the dancing banana man, Jake the One eyed Snake handler, amazing finishes. Awesome!
Bigfish Larry Wentworth, plug painting technique at it's finest and one hell of a great guy, thanks for the demo!
Wahlie, thanks for the word on dipping and the technique hints!
Youngsalt, just fabulous work. Thanks for the tips on doing that braid over plugs.
Stifftip, Lafleur, Cordts , Crago and Louie some of the best friends and fishing partners a man could ever be blessed to have.
And everyone else I talked to but forget here, I apologize but it was awesome to day and you guys and gals made it the best as usual.

Thanks to you all, Steve Shiraka aka Flap.:bgi:

Oooops! Forgot someone......special thanks to the BIG BOSS JohnR for all of his hard work and mostly....for creating this great community we know as...S-B!:buds:

Oh my God! I forgot BackBeach Jake! Thank you for the Reverse! I know where we can throw that thing on an early June morning. Truro mi amore, my favorite place in the entire world, see you there Fred my friend!

wow
I Feel better now...
Not..:(
Thanks for the great pics Steve.Your list of the great guys on this site is right on the money..:agree:I'm sure all u LumberJacks had a great time..:chatter Yakkin it up about plugs..I bet the time was too short..
I know lots are home saying.."Damn I didn't even get to talk to him..."
Do I forsee Plug Weekend..

I had a blast too
Nice meeting new builders and learning new stuff.
Those contest plugs really blew me away, you all should be proud of your accomplishments, to me everyone one of those plugs was a winner :cheers:

Thanks Mike for all you did
thanks PNG,Bigfish and Ed for the demo's
thanks salty, now I gotta buy a pair of pliers and those mini bolt cutters
thanks Rocfish9 you spoiled me, I need to catch up , you have more energy than a toddler:laugha:
thanks to all who gave me plugs and all who traded with me, I will put them to the test.
Thanks John for the awesome forum and the site and for helping out today
Thanks TT(vic) for all the help today too and canalman too.

And thanks to all who brought food or drinks and stuff and those who helped setup and cleanup.

Let's do it again sometime :cheers:

:wavey:

Hey Bruce..

Nibster, we missed you bud
I had my NIB darter in the case to represent you though :wave:
how's the tiling going? got my plug finished yet? :D

Cupcake in case you didn't notice we aren't getting any younger.

Thought you were trying to look older. Ya still getting carded ? not with that grampi beard ..

Looks like a good time was had by all! Thanks for the photos :kewl:

...Let's do it again sometime :cheers:

Yeah, but not so far away next time so I can make it too :hihi:

Jigman

Only 14 going to be 15 in 6 days ,, She knows her hook sizes ,, can tell a Krok barrel swivel from a Spro and a Wolverine split ring from a Rosco .. She's perfect,, and a very nice kid .. Good Job with this one Mike and Barb .. Happy Birthday Felicia !!!

Another Victory .. going to be a long fishing season Numby ...

poor george. I can get you some really nice ear plugs if you need them

Great hanging with Bill Charleston today ... nice guy ,, makes me feel handsome .

Thanks Boss ,,for great site and events like today .

:wave:

Thanks Mike for getting the hall ... :claps:

Also great seeing all the guys that drove from so far away, Chum, Arne, Striperknight, Lu, Charleston, and the many from Conn. way too. Very dedicated builders.

Whats the company name on the package of plug building kits on the first picture of this thread

Whats the company name on the package of plug building kits on the first picture of this thread

Cape Cod Tackle

Great hanging with Bill Charleston today ... nice guy ,, makes me feel handsome .

Eddy, you are a handsome little buggah. Nice talking to you my friend! I enjoyed the day. Now make me one of your blue/white needles willya?

Another Victory .. going to be a long fishing season Numby ...


U tellin me Flap won the top plug thing.
It's gonna be the endless year of him gettin called Sasquatch..
This could get ugly..:err:

U tellin me Flap won the top plug thing.
It's gonna be the endless year of him gettin called Sasquatch..
This could get ugly..:err:

No, best retoration of a classic plug category.

Dave "Canalman" Anderson won top spot and well deserved too.

flap i have a little song for ya

hi ho hi ho, I am a ho u know , I ho the rest, I am the best, hi ho you know.
i know your secert....its all about 1 fu*kin plug .its not your fault.
next year i want a plastic division.

No, best retoration of a classic plug category.

Dave "Canalman" Anderson won top spot and well deserved too.


Nice,Fitting of u to win with a OLD Plug..:humpty::wave:
Good for Dave,,
I noticed he shaved the Lumberjack Beard off.
He looked out of Place there yesterday...:hihi:

flap i have a little song for ya

hi ho hi ho, I am a ho u know , I ho the rest, I am the best, hi ho you know.
i know your secert....its all about 1 fu*kin plug .its not your fault.
next year i want a plastic division.



U should be ashamed of urself..:eek5:
I bet a silkwood shower wood still leave u dirty....

Amazing dremmel work not visible in pic ,,Who makes an "Atom Reactor" ? Chumbucket !!! thats who .. Good talking with you Chum . Glad all you guys from other lands made the Trip ..

Amazing dremmel work not visible in pic ,,Who makes an "Atom Reactor" ? Chumbucket !!! thats who .. Good talking with you Chum . Glad all you guys from other lands made the Trip ..


Matt is a madman..Look in his eyes u can see the twisted mind of a demented plugbuilder..:uhuh:
I had a sneek peek of that beauty a few months ago.He had just got done testing it.He said it swam better than the original..:eek5:

NIB was being represented ....

poor george. I can get you some really nice ear plugs if you need them

I think you'd have to machine 'em, Paul. They'll need to be real thick and fit real tight. And please don't forget the Loctite.

I niticed that Eddy..I din't want to say anything..
Not one of my better efforts..

I gave John R one of My Yellow swimmers that was a flat out awesome plug..
Did he have anyplugs on display??

I think you'd have to machine 'em, Paul. They'll need to be real thick and fit real tight. And please don't forget the Loctite.

Ear Plugs???
Ur gonna need a bubble..
:tm:

Yikes, I just went down cellar and it felt like Xmas.

Flaptail
Lu PNG
BBJ Wahlie
DadFisherman ProfM
Johnny21 ProfM
Slip Biteme
Tagger

Missing are two skin plugs from Tagger......but they weren't dressed yet. Amazing stuff and amazing people. Thanks to everyone.

I got to walk through Chumbuckets box o' plugs and what a great trip it was! Some beautiful work in there!:drool:

Wow, Nice score.
What did ya give up...:eek:

that Johnny speaks another lanquage when talking plugs .. that multi off centers bottle plug he's working on, is a feat in enginerring ,, well , at least as good as the pyramids .. looking at the layout of the thing made me dizzy ... If you didn't see it .. you missed out ..

that Johnny speaks another lanquage when talking plugs .. that multi off centers bottle plug he's working on, is a feat in enginerring ,, well , at least as good as the pyramids .. looking at the layout of the thing made me dizzy ... If you didn't see it .. you missed out ..

Yup, swam a couple in the pond out back. Awesome. The little bottle is beyond words

Yup, swam a couple in the pond out back. Awesome. The little bottle is beyond words


I must see a pic..

The list is long and i would like to thank all those responsible for setting up and running plugfest.Great bunch of people and talk about plug overload my head is still spinning.Pictures don't do these works of art justice and the knowledge gained from talking with these folks
is immense.The contest plugs were out of this world!!Hope to see you all again soon as i'm already having withdrawls.Thanks again for this great event.

Wish I had more time on the inside to talk to folks...was to friggin busy chasin' down guys for wood. Next time I'll just bring a load if you like and it'll be first come first serve. Spent most of the day lookin' at or for name tags...probably missed some guys...hope y'all like the cedar and cypress...as I mentioned, it'll need a bit of dry time.
Dr,fish...AKA fishdoc, Doc, #^&#^&#^&#^&...notice I didn't put the real name in front of Doc...:jump:

A great time had by my son and i. I enjoyed speaking with many of you. The plug displays were all awesome. The airbrush demo was great as well. Thanks also to Mike for the supplies. A big thanks to those who organized and made this possible. Sorry i didnt meet Dr.Fish, i hope he didnt have to bring any wood back.
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Wish I had more time on the inside to talk to folks...was to friggin busy chasin' down guys for wood. Next time I'll just bring a load if you like and it'll be first come first serve. Spent most of the day lookin' at or for name tags...probably missed some guys...hope y'all like the cedar and cypress...as I mentioned, it'll need a bit of dry time.
Dr,fish...AKA fishdoc, Doc, #^&#^&#^&#^&...notice I didn't put the real name in front of Doc...:jump:

I hope you didn't bring any of that clear cedar home with you .. All you had to do is open the door and yell .. I was there until the end and acually went home with money in my pocket ... hate that . Thanks for bringing all that...:wave:

Thanks to numbskull and rockfish9. Those needles will definitely get fished.

Larry, I appreciated the conversation throughout the day and will be visiting you in April at the RI show.

To the rest of the guys who are too numerous to mention: Thank you for being so outgoing and hospitable to a newbie and someone most of you had never met before. You made me feel very welcome and this was a great time. I would love to attend more S-B functions but I have to use 14 hours of vacation time on Saturdays to get them off.:wall:

To Vic, Ed, and Woody: great seeing you again and look forward to a recon mission in the future.

Thanks again.

I niticed that Eddy..I din't want to say anything..
Not one of my better efforts..


Well I fished it and it caught fish ,, so I guess your wrong ... they said it ,, not me ,,

Well I fished it and it caught fish ,, so I guess your wrong ... they said it ,, not me ,,

It might be fish catching pretty but it's not display case pretty.One Day I know u have heard this one before, I will send ya one for the display case..

Paul, if you're going to lurk around the Canal at night this season, you'd better lose that beard. Someone my mistake you for me, and not all of the Canal guys are in my fan club ;).

LOL. It will be gone in a month when I leave for Vacation. Besides I'd have to get stilts and I don't own a Giants hat.

Paul if you want i'll mail you a Giants hat.:shocked:

Lu, I don't want a Giants hat. But if ya wanna mail me one of those sick a$$sed bottles you make, I'll be glad to accept that!!!

Actually, I'll trade you something for one next PlugFest. Thanks for talking with a newbie. All you guys made me feel welcome.

Thanks Lu but I wouldn't be able to wear it anywhere without fear of bodily harm

[QUOTE=ProfessorM;566286]Thanks Lu but I wouldn't be able to wear it anywhere without fear of bodily harm[/QUOTE

Paul if anyone messes with you call me and they will get a :whackin:
Machinst stick together!!!!

Thanks Lu. I am worried about Larry. He is very sensitive about that game. I would need a stepladder to hit him.

Paul your wrong just hit him in the groin and run fast.:musc::hihi:

It might be fish catching pretty but it's not display case pretty.One Day I know u have heard this one before, I will send ya one for the display case..

Oldest man in my family lived to be 70 .. You got 15 yrs. 364 days to make good ..

I can do that. The bigger they are the harder they fall, just hopefully not on you.:fight:

Oldest man in my family lived to be 70 .. You got 15 yrs. 364 days to make good ..
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Wow a belated Happy Birthday...
I better get busy...:rolleyes:

:cheers: ED.

:cheers: ED.

Same here Eddie.:cheers:

As I said in another post, this event is the highlight of the winter... and more....Taliking with my neighbor, Flap, is like taliking to a walking plug encyclopedia, the thing you know are incredible, next year I'm bringing a step ladder.. my frikin neck is still cramped!!!!!

I was glad to finaly meet Salty, Scott, it was a pleasure taliking to you.

Bruce, every so often, you( meaning me) come across people in this world that you just take a shine to,their personality, respect for others and all around good nature , earns my repsect, you sir, are one of those people, your a pleasure to speak with and you MUST take a trip north this summer... I promise you wont be dissapointed.OH and as for the energy... take note of the coffee cup... fill that sucker three time and you wonts sit still either!

I realy didnt get over to see the mad scientists ( Pofessor and Numby) I like those guys, at least when we talk my neck isnt cramped!

I didnt venture far from my plugs:humpty:.. knowing full well there were HO's about :laugha:( although I did give away about 60 plugs)

Anyone I'm leaving out, please dont feel slighted, I talked for hours, often times with no clue as to who I was talking to!

Chum, Tagger, Striper crazy, good to see you all again...

Thanks Joe, you have a heart of gold. I look forward to the plugfests every year and talking and learning from each other.

Tagger, happy birthday man:kewl::musc:

I screwed up counting days .. not my birthday ,,you guys are sharp .. I might live a few extra days .. tried to fool NIB .. know he'd wait until last day ..

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Bruce, every so often, you( meaning me) come across people in this world that you just take a shine to,their personality, respect for others and all around good nature , earns my repsect, you sir, are one of those people.
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Right on the money here..
Bruce is one of the most genuine people U will ever meet.
While 300 miles away He is one of my best friends.
He was tellin me u guys might get some fishing in.I hope he takes You up on it..