what did you guys get in trade or winnings or given or ho'd?

I finally had some time to make some plugs to bring this year to trade with people, it was a lot of fun. and some were very generous:uhuh: thank you all

here is what I got

the second picture I can't identify who made these as my brain is fried, can someone help me out? nevermind, got it figured out now

I know the other makers.

One of the best pulled pork sandwiches

A sweet spook from Ted.

A nice Musso clone from Chris.

And a dry but tasty blondie from the dessert table.

My boy did better- A neat little Danny from Glenn, a sweet little surfster from Rockfish, and a tasty little Danny from Ted. Thanks to all!
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Bruce,

Mac pencil is from "Town" and little weasel is from "StiperCrazy", Yellow pencil looks like Ronnies from Maine but not 100% on that one.

Looks like that swimmer is one of Teds?

Yep, thanks
same epoxy and color as a skinny swimmer I got also, I should have known

Photos of what I started with (ODM made plugs in bags) and what I finished the day with.

Easiest trade of the day: 2 bottles of Sam Adams Winter Lager to Saltydog!:cheers2:

I'll have to take a few pictures, I gave away more than I traded for,.. which for me is the norm.. and recieved a few very special ones as well.. Thanks Slip, Salty dog and Professor for my treasurs... Paul.. you know I'll copy and tinker with those two darters.. I love the size of those little work horses and the history of the masters that created the originals...Bruce... I simply adore that plug... as soon as I go off line I have to go down to re-assemble my shop and place that plug on the wall of fame... Rick, same goes for that awsome bananna pluy.. thats IF. I can bribe Nancy into letting me have it... she is going to make me promise NOT to fish it.... also Felicia.. who has traded with me every plugfest I have been at.... she is single handly resposnible for my suypply of canal pencils.. a plug I do NOT build.. there are a few others, I just need to unpack to figure them out....Thanks again to every one that stopped by and said hello and looked at my "science" project...

hey your very welcome Joe
and I am gonna fish my saltydog banana /spook/slider whatever it is plug. gotta be 10" long

Got a bunch from Grumpy, Slip, Lower, Numbskull and even stinky. I might even fish that darter, George :biglaugh: Thanks to everybody who put this together!

We won four raffle plugs, I swear Tyler had to rig it somehow. Also got some great stuff from Saltydog, blondterror, swimmer, numbskull, cc tackle, eskimo, skippy, slipknot and many more. Thanks to all.
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Man all I got yesterday is a case of jealous !!! :fury: I couldn't get there and really miss this event.

I was not worthy, but managed some from Numby, BB, Stripermainiac, Rockfish, Iamskippy, and another I did not make note of...:smash: along with a lot of tied hooks, tails and trasers from Bob! I neglected to pour over Paul's book of detailed measurements and weightings:smash::smash: But I did manage to record a number of Numby's xray file!!! Thanks again to all!

I traded for some very sweet plugs from Woody CT, Numbskull, Big D, Chef Chris, Salty Dog, Mike OD (2), Slipknot, unknown beautiful large pencil, Lower, and Backbeach


can't wait to fish all of them this season

Thanks for these awesome plugs...

I was not worthy, but managed some from Numby, BB, Stripermainiac, Rockfish, Iamskippy, and another I did not make note of...:smash: along with a lot of tied hooks, tails and trasers from Bob! I neglected to pour over Paul's book of detailed measurements and weightings:smash::smash: But I did manage to record a number of Numby's xray file!!! Thanks again to all!

What is the top plug in the Xray Picture... is it a Musso Darter? The 2nd one looks like a Cuttyhunk Popper

I got some neat stuff but better than the stuff is just gleaning ideas and inspiration from talking to guys and looking at all the pluggage in that room. Happens every year. I'll be in the middle of something (in this case needles), I go to plugfest & now I have no interest in the working on those needles and want to get started on trying something else...

A lot of great builders, and a lot of great fisherman in that room yesterday. Next year I need to have more stuff ready to bring to swap...

oops.... I forgot about the gorgeous large BM needle that Tysdad traded for one of my plugs.... his son is fun to trade with.... This is my first real BM plug that I own... now I can clone it...
:biglaugh:

Had a great day seeing people I haven't in a while and got to swap for a bunch of great stuff again this year. Again I didn't make it around the room as much as I wanted to but I do that every year. Everyone's stuff just keeps getting better and better every year. I have usually had enough of building for the winter by now but I actually turned a few things this morning. I always see something that makes me want to try something new when I get home. Thanks everyone who swapped stuff with me. I made out like a bandit.

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What is the top plug in the Xray Picture... is it a Musso Darter? The 2nd one looks like a Cuttyhunk Popper

Creek chub surf darter

. This is my first real BM plug that I own... now I can clone it...
:biglaugh:

Got that xray as well

We won four raffle plugs, I swear Tyler had to rig it somehow. Also got some great stuff from Saltydog, blondterror, swimmer, numbskull, cc tackle, eskimo, skippy, slipknot and many more. Thanks to all.
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Remember - you owe your son $4

Got that xray as well

:rotf2:

I got a bunch of cool stuff, just showed my wife the Pat's BB plug. She kept saying REALLY? REALLY? :rotf2:

tell her YES really!
then explain to her I do many cabinet jobs for him and his ex.

oh ya, bring that to TFCTFN and I'll bring mine so we can get a picture of them, I forgot

Came home with a Patriot Pikie and a Bill Couch Popper, Swimmer. And inspiration...priceless!! Not to mention the tutorial in surf bag building. Always a pleasure and education, George. Thanks, all!

Got that xray as well

When I went down deep in your stack of X-rays, found this one too.:)

Ted the greek, you DID make out well :eek: you got like 40 plugs there :btu: good going.
you don't get around the room much because people seek you out :D and come to you:uhuh:


Biteme, how'd ya get so many grumpy plugs? I never even saw his:wall:

Always a pleasure and education, George. Thanks, all!

Crap, Fred. I meant to give you a plug but got talking and forgot. :smash:

When I went down deep in your stack of X-rays, found this one too.:)

LOL
is that what OD Mike used as a reference for his barbie plug?

Unfortunately I am hearing someone went home with something that they had no right to take with them???:fury: There is one in every crowd!

If you're talking about the bag of plugs that was taken from that little boy, that is aweful. He'd been collecting all day and storing them like a squrel hiding nuts for the winter, and at the end someone just walks away the kids bag!?!? NOT COOL!!!

Correction, bag was misplaced

My son won a raffle plug, got some stuff that was owed to me and Jake manage to sweet talk a few nice plugs out of a couple different guys. Overall we ended up with a Professor M, Slipknot, Chefchris, ODMike, Texican, Rockfish, Happy as a clam, and the raffle plug was a BidD needle. Thanks everyone. I will not be at TFCTFN, have a blast.

If you're talking about the bag of plugs that was taken from that little boy, that is aweful. He'd been collecting all day and storing them like a squrel hiding nuts for the winter, and at the end someone just walks away the kids bag!?!? NOT COOL!!!

WTF!!!!!
What an A-hole


CORRECTION! , bag was misplaced

Let's make a bag up for him. I'm in for a couple. Someone PM me with a way to get a couple plugs to him.



Bag was located

Me too....

Crap, Fred. I meant to give you a plug but got talking and forgot. :smash:

George, I have a lot of your beautiful lures. I received much more yesterday and I'm very grateful. It's not all about fish and plugs for me these days, you know? I treasured the company, and am more than content, thankyou.:uhuh:

Got some nice ones.

Got some nice ones.

Really nice but one has obviously been vandalized: someone painted on the letters g, i, a, n, t, s.:)

I'm in with two plugs for the boy... PM me the address to send it to. How could someone do that?

thanks Chris



bag was located

Someone goniffed a kid? How low.. Pm me an addy.


bag was located

If you're talking about the bag of plugs that was taken from that little boy, that is aweful. He'd been collecting all day and storing them like a squrel hiding nuts for the winter, and at the end someone just walks away the kids bag!?!? NOT COOL!!!

Must have been a KC Fan.


Bag was located

Unfortunately I am hearing someone went home with something that they had no right to take with them???:fury: There is one in every crowd!

If you're talking about the bag of plugs that was taken from that little boy, that is aweful. He'd been collecting all day and storing them like a squrel hiding nuts for the winter, and at the end someone just walks away the kids bag!?!? NOT COOL!!!

Where did you hear this Larry? pm me please :fury::fury:
UNFREAKINBELIEVABLE!!!
you mean to tell me there was a lowlife theif among us yesterday? what do we have to hire security in the future? :wall::wall:


did this really happen?
because this really bums me out and puts a dark cloud over what was a great day :hs:





Let's make a bag up for him. I'm in for a couple. Someone PM me with a way to get a couple plugs to him.

great gesture Ted and you other guys :btu:

I just wish we would not have to do this at all.
I would hope the thief turns the bag of plugs in when they realize they took the wrong bag of plugs:smash:

if anyone has any info or saw anything please PM me.

I'll be in for some replacements too if they are not returned.

I'm really pissed about this and feel really bad for the kid whoever he/she is :(

Bag was located, sorry for the over-reaction

Wow. You guys out do yourself every year. Wish I could have made it to see them all in person.

What are the details, or is this rumor?
Whose kid lost their bag?
If true, we can easily set this right.


all set, bag was located

I have not heard of any child losing a bag of plugs?? Just one of the builders had a favorite plug grow legs at shows end and he was looking for it. No biggie...we can make more but it sucks when someone helps themselves to something that does not belong to them! There is one in every crowd!


the plug in question was located, all is well

I got a ton of stuff, I wouldn't know where to began.

I tried spending more time looking at jigs, xrays, and everyone else's stuff besides hanging with my stuff. Just to much to take in such a short time. Nice to talk about plugs with others rather then being stuck in the garage talking to myself about plugs.

I have not heard of any child losing a bag of plugs?? Just one of the builders had a favorite plug grow legs at shows end and he was looking for it. No biggie...we can make more but it sucks when someone helps themselves to something that does not belong to them! There is one in every crowd!

Not sure that its replaceable or if it was more then one plug but I can send a few to whoever if indeed it was a bag of plugs. I hope its confusing as it would be lame if someone lifted it.

yep, bag was located

Where did you hear this Larry? pm me please :fury::fury:
UNFREAKINBELIEVABLE!!!
you mean to tell me there was a lowlife theif among us yesterday? what do we have to hire security in the future? :wall::wall:


did this really happen?
because this really bums me out and puts a dark cloud over what was a great day :hs:










great gesture Ted and you other guys :btu:

I just wish we would not have to do this at all.
I would hope the thief turns the bag of plugs in when they realize they took the wrong bag of plugs:smash:

if anyone has any info or saw anything please PM me.

I'll be in for some replacements too if they are not returned.

I'm really pissed about this and feel really bad for the kid whoever he/she is :(



I think the cctackle folks knew what happened to the little boys bag.They were saying it got shipped to RI by accident. It was G2h's son.

Frank , was that your mac pencil I got in the second pic in my first post here?

I think it must be

this is why guys should sign them, i'm guilty of not signing all my stuff also though

yup, that was mine. never remember to sign them and most stuff never leaves a small circle of friends so usually its no biggie. bad habit

not a bad habit
thanks
just my brain was toast after the day

i'll trade with you anytime

I think the cctackle folks knew what happened to the little boys bag.They were saying it got shipped to RI by accident. It was G2h's son.


really?

then i hope mike can clear this up

how the heck does it get shipped to RI from plugfest by mistake?:confused:
oh well

maybe we over-reacted

but even if paul's plug is missing, i'm still bummed
he did not say anything to me

The missing plug bag belonged to the litle boy who was sitting on the floor with Felicia Thomas. From what I'm told the bag of plugs was under Mike's cash register in a box. Apparently someone had a large order and it was packaged in THAT box and taken away. Hopefully when the person who received the box will realize it and try to locae the rightful owner of the bag. I know if it were my son he would be devastated! Its awesome that everyone, including me is willing to make a collection for Jayden, but we shouldn't have to. Lets wait a few days and see if the bag turns up before we jump to conclusions and assume we have a thief. We are all in this together and it bothers me that we have to even think like this.

Spud

Here's my haul :grins:. I still owe Saltydog and BigD a plug, won't forget about you guys. My first plugfest was a blast, I learned a ton. It was great to meet everyone and see there plugs in person. Also great to meet JohnR and Slip.I still can't believe I won best rookie builder, there was some amazing talent.Thanks everyone

If the kids plugs don't show up, I'll send one along as well. It sucks to hear about something like that happening.

OK, everything is fine with the missing bag of plugs.
Hookedagain is right about the mixup.

I just heard from George - G2Hook
he said mike got in touch with the customer and it will be shipped out on monday

it was just a misunderstanding

he'll get the plugs back

all's well that ends well

now we can get back to the regularly scheduled thread :)

Thanks for the concern guys, but not needed. My sons bag was put in a USPS box of lips going to RI, probably by my son. Box was under the register, when it came time for the guy to leave, he just assumed it went with the box. Totally innocent. Mike called him when he got home, guy said he had already dropped the box off at the shop and would check today. This morning Mike told me, he had located the plugs, and that he would send them out on Monday. Sorry for all the fuss. Don't want to take away from another great plugfest.

Rockfish9s' darter demo was insane. Always leave learning something new.

sounds good George


ya rockfish9 is amazing, can you believe he whipped that darter display up in one day :eek: wow
very impressive stuff

sounds good George


ya rockfish9 is amazing, can you believe he whipped that darter display up in one day :eek: wow
very impressive stuffi heard that, that's unreal.

but even if paul's plug is missing, i'm still bummed


Me, too. I think we should take a collection and all chip in to buy a Paul a cheeseburger. That ought to help make it right.

This is what I got, an again thanks to slip an john for putting on a great 2011 plug fest meet some NEW BUILDERS an even LEARNED a few things, still missed a few guys to swap with, an VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU to LARRY "BIG FISH" for the FANTASTIC paint job it will never see water.
RYAN560 I have 2 unfinnished bodies of yours.while showing them, you left them on the table. pm me your addy so I can send them to you.
slipknot, the WHITE/ GOLD NEEDLE FISH 10" LONG is that the one your talking about never been fished your the TESTER:smash:

CHIF, thanks again for the MINI'S there 3 & 4" im gona need HELP on thoes:uhuh:

PRBUZZ, thank you for the 2 bottles of Sam Adams Winter Lager one of my swaps of the day.
this was my plugfest plug "Big eel" that will end it for me this season,

GOOD LUCK GOOD BUILDIN:gh:

PRBUZZ, thank you for the 2 bottles of Sam Adams Winter Lager one of my swaps of the day.



They seem to be empty....could of sworn they were cold and full.:) enjoyed meeting you Saltydog.

Here is a pic of all the trade plugs (and tails!) I ended up with. Can't wait to fish them all. Had a great time, met some awesome builders and learned a ton at my first plug fest.

Also happy that people enjoyed the pasta salad, because there wasn't a scrap left when I brought the container home hehe.

44727

PRBuzz, must have had a LEAK in the cap:smash: was empty when I got home:) Ill return them next plugfest for FULL ONES:rotf2:


GOOD LUCK GOOD BUILDIN:gh:

Must have been a KC Fan.

:zup:


i think maybe a Jets fan.

Here is a pic of all the trade plugs (and tails!) I ended up with. Can't wait to fish them all. Had a great time, met some awesome builders and learned a ton at my first plug fest.

Also happy that people enjoyed the pasta salad, because there wasn't a scrap left when I brought the container home hehe.

44727


How did I miss meeting you?

Had all these plugs for trade and got nothing:(....................Oh! I didn't make it there:wall:
Great, missed it all..really wanted to meet everyone and give a personal thanks to Paul and George for all there help.
And missed the chance to meet a plugbuilding legend and authority...the one and only Capesams!
BT, thanks for posting pic's, especially Peter's Nike's:love:

Paul it goes in the mail today, wanted to give it to you in person.

I guess there is always next year.

Back to the state of depression:(

How did I miss meeting you?

Probably because I shared a table with GooGooMan (Glen) and the greek (Ted) and linesider69 and you were preoccupied with that sea of masterworks! hehe :) I am sure I missed meeting a bunch of people actually.

Here's what I ended up trading for in the short time I was there. Hopefully, I get them all right since I'm working off memory. Keep in mind that the pic is from my cell phone and doesn't do any of these the justice they deserve.

From top left down:
Back Beach (big metal lip swimmer)
Blond Terror (canal pencil)
Bill C (small needlefish with unbelievable paint job)
Stripermaineiac (spook)
Old Man (teasers and flags)
Happy (freshwater popper for my son)
Slipknot (spook)
Raffle Plug (also by Slipknot)

And no picture, but I also went home with a beautiful windvane made by Blond Terror that's going to be mounted on my new cabana when I get it built.

Had all these plugs for trade and got nothing:(....................Oh! I didn't make it there:wall:
Great, missed it all..really wanted to meet everyone and give a personal thanks to Paul and George for all there help.
And missed the chance to meet a plugbuilding legend and authority...the one and only Capesams!
BT, thanks for posting pic's, especially Peter's Nike's:love:

Paul it goes in the mail today, wanted to give it to you in person.

I guess there is always next year.

Back to the state of depression:(


Sarge- I was hoping that you would make it... I wanted to see your capt Bills repros and other stuff you made this winter... always next year.... The Weasel plugs were cool that Capesams made .. i may need to try a 7.5" version.


Chris

Wishing more guys had used name tags.

I missed meeting a hell of a lot of you folks.
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Creek chub surf darter


HOW MUCH DOES IT WEIGH?

....all dressed and no place to go...

...first ...thanks to all who put this together...ya made it so easy for the rest of us to simply show up and enjoy the day...

...second thought is ....is it May yet ?!?!?!?!

Old Man aka Bob

all is good, my sons plugs made there way back to him.



Who's .the member on this site that had those plugs bags, over by Pauls table. Those were insane. How could one go about obtaining one? I'm thinking Cutty.

all is good, my sons plugs made there way back to him.



Who's .the member on this site that had those plugs bags, over by Pauls table. Those were insane. How could one go about obtaining one? I'm thinking Cutty.

Numbskull.

I just haven't had the time to make more than 2-3 a pop at a time so I really didn't have anything to swap, I wish I had, there is some sick plugs being displayed.

I do however want to personally thank the 2 guys who gave my little dude a few plugs, I'll post some pics when I get home, The Large swimmer he got has not left his hands since Saturday, I know it's properly hydro oriented as it has been in the tub every night with him. I even got woken up to the sounds of a 2 year old crying as he fell asleep with it in the crib, and couldn't find it when he woke up.

Thank you all for your generosity. I really gotta get building now for next year.
JD