This is a Christmas gift for a Cigar loving friend..

The body is inspired by a Pinkney design sand eel plug...
6 1/2" long and 1.25 ounces...
After drilling ( Idid not seal this plug wanting the leaf to bod to the wood) I partialy dried one of the mutant romain lettice leaves from my garden and applied a tack coat of spray adhesive to the plug, then carfully rolled the leaf around the plug and bound it in place with bakers twine.... after allowing the leaf to cure for a few weeks, I removed the twine and added the cigar band, I then applied 4 thin coats of lacquer, the lacquer saturated the leaf and thus rendered it no longer brittle.... once the lacquer had cured, the plug was wired,rigged and a coat of etex was appied....

This plug swam great before the leaf treatment, my hopes is he doesnt fish it... I am sending him another one( leass the leaf finish) to fish with..

That is worthy of an award of some sort at Plugfest. Bring it, or another one. Beautiful.

SPAK IT UP.......brilliant!!!!

SPAK IT UP.......brilliant!!!!

Hi Scott.. you going to make to my shop this year???? or maybe to fish????:fishin:

JOE, FANTASTIC:drool::drool: Ill take a case please make my'in MADURO:uhuh:
GOOD LUCK GOOD PLUGGIN:cheers:

Hi Scott.. you going to make to my shop this year???? or maybe to fish????:fishin:

I am going to TRY MY HARDEST JOE!!!!

I'll be in touch. I need to take my plug building to the next level.

I love that plug! love it!!!

Joe did a fantastic job. I saw it in person. Top notch

very nice, damm that's amazing.

Sweet,,,,, Very creative.... nice color in the leaf too,,, I am sure your started some guys wheels turning about some BUD PLUGS :smokin::smokin::smokin: (in caps for some of you pervs to differentiate)

incredible job

We're not worthy.....

That is a great looking stoggie Joe.:uhuh::uhuh:Definitely should be entered at plugfest.

That is a great looking stoggie Joe.:uhuh::uhuh:Definitely should be entered at plugfest.


It's going into the mail in the morning.....

I think you should also hope he doesn't try to smoke it! :rotf2:

I think you should also hope he doesn't try to smoke it! :rotf2:

LMAO... knowing this guy... I would not put it past him!

That gets a "ultra" pissa.

That is awesome Joe :btu:
very creative
I bet he loves that.

looks great Joe ..

Wow, very cool and creative! I'm amazed at what some of you guys come up with!

JOE. Ive had this one for some time, it was an ABEL FLY REEL PROMO

it's just PLASTIC.
Ill TRADE:smash: you for one of YOURS:drool::drool:
GOOD LUCK GOOD PLUGGIN:cheers:

JOE. Ive had this one for some time, it was an ABEL FLY REEL PROMO

it's just PLASTIC.
Ill TRADE:smash: you for one of YOURS:drool::drool:
GOOD LUCK GOOD PLUGGIN:cheers:


It's one of a kind.. I only made one...