I will post more later (maybe tomorrow - back is killing) but props to everyone that helped out & had fun!

Special props as usual to Slip & Swimmer for all of the great work making it happen!

Hope someone did take photos & can post some :love:

Was great to see everyone, been a long winter and special thanks to everyone that gave me some job leads! Much appreciated.
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God, it felt good to talk plugs and fishing again. I needed it big time.

Highlight came at the end when some quiet 16yo kid was standing there drooling over a purple skinny donny. Said he fished 360 hrs at night in the canal last year (using his mother for transport, God bless her) and wanted to buy one to try there. I told him it was too unstable, he said he'd use it at slack. So I gave it to him. He pulled out a wallet to try and pay me and I told him no, just to take it and fish it. He stood there wide eyed when I had my best idea of the day………………………………I turned to Paul and told him to give the kid a plug…….and of course he did.

Three happy people. A good day all around.

Thats Josh Park....he is legit! Got a great Mom that takes great care of him! I talk to him on FB all the time but have not had the pleasure of meeting him as yet! Nice kid! Kudos George!:uhuh:

That's Great! :uhuh:

Josh is a great kid, hand turning him a few 14" metal lips, kid said no one would make him one that big... when a kid say he wants to toss a big twig at slack, i have ni problem making him something.

Hats off to his mom as well, i have a ton of respect for her as my mother raised me herself and took me fishing just about every weekend fresh and salt. God bless moms!
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Just talked with him and he wants to get into turning.....told him I would help him find a reasonable lathe! Anyone feel like helping me start a project to help get him a lathe or know anyone selling one cheap that might be good for him? I just sold one to Saltheart that would have been good....would have given it to him. He is a good kid. Any thoughts?

We got there late but still good seeing everyone. Thanks for putting this together again.
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MacoJoe says hello,,,
Offered to bring him but sorry to say his wife's in ICU Boston,,
God bless, joe & fam

Ton of nice looking plugs today,, Skippy, I may have been standing next to and didn't say hello didn't mean to be rood :smash: old age!
Name tags would have been nice for a greenhorn like moi,,

It was nice meeting a lot of you and seeing some old faces; this will help making the last couple of months tolerable before the season starts.

MacoJoe says hello,,,
Offered to bring him but sorry to say his wife's in ICU Boston,,
God bless, joe & fam

Ton of nice looking plugs today,, Skippy, I may have been standing next to and didn't say hello didn't mean to be rood :smash: old age!
Name tags would have been nice for a greenhorn like moi,,

Its ok Gup, events with good people and shinny objects gets distracting lol.
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finally got unloaded and still need to put stuff away, got truck semi ready for work tomorrow. Good seeing everyone and yes nametags would help.
Lots of fish catching plugs I saw today.
missed quite of few who could not make it there today, maybe next time.
Thanks John

This squid darter was awesome. Does anyone know the builder?

Missed Rockport9 (Joe) today. Always a stapleford @ Plugfest.

great seeing everyone

Was a great time as always. Pam n I had a ball.

Someone had asked me about epoxy-sealing and I was going to send him some information about the sealer I use. My apologies, but I forgot who I spoke to. If you see this, please PM me.
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Always great seeing everyone yesterday and nice meeting some new faces too. Thanks to all who gave me plugs and the workmanship by some has gone beyond great. Did miss seeing some regular faces too, especially Joe, Rockfish. Probably saw, a few guys I have never met in person yet so name tags would have helped for sure. Thanks to JohnR and Slip and all the guys who helped put it on. Fun was had by all. Hopefully see you all at the too cold to fish nite.

Thanks to everybody who put this together and gave Charlie a plug. He couldn't stop talking about it. George take care of that thumb.

This squid darter was awesome. Does anyone know the builder?


Thats GooGoo Man's squid darter. (name was covered for the contest) I am the proud owner of a smaller version of that plug and it is indeed awesome.

It was good to get together and talk and trade plugs once again. Thanks John and Slip and everyone who helped put this event together.

Yup glad I made it down. Did seem like we were missing some people. I didn't trade anything but most of my plugs were for fw. I'm not sure who the two little girls came with but I think they did alright. Also I believe it was Bite me and his son that came around and got some of my older plugs. Also I didn't get over to trade a plug for some of the tied up teaser and hooks. Time went by pretty fast.
I'm going to have to see if I can get the Sunday off for TFCTFN, I believe that is it if not close enough to know what I'm talking about. I will bring a few plugs then and see if I can do a few more plastics.

Had a great time. Even my wife found it interesting. It's been a couple years since i have turned but i believe the bug has bitten again. Thanks mike for bringing all the goods i needed.

Highlight came at the end when some quiet 16yo kid was standing there drooling over a purple skinny donny. .

George I saw/heard that conversation and that made my day too, he was adamant about that plug. When you told him it wouldn't hold in the current he did not budge on his decision. Very cool, he listened to every detail of from using cut hooks to how to fish it.

Nice putting SB handles to names & faces. I learned a lot and met some good people.

-Matt

God, it felt good to talk plugs and fishing again. I needed it big time.

Highlight came at the end when some quiet 16yo kid was standing there drooling over a purple skinny donny. Said he fished 360 hrs at night in the canal last year (using his mother for transport, God bless her) and wanted to buy one to try there. I told him it was too unstable, he said he'd use it at slack. So I gave it to him. He pulled out a wallet to try and pay me and I told him no, just to take it and fish it. He stood there wide eyed when I had my best idea of the day………………………………I turned to Paul and told him to give the kid a plug…….and of course he did.

Three happy people. A good day all around.

You guys just made my day.

Not a dig at the Berkeley show, or friends and peers I see down there at all, but this all looks refreshing. Nice work on those tables....

Looked like a good time as always! I miss my northern Plug builder friends. Gonna try and make it up next year.

Who one the Best in Show category, Novice category, etc.?

Great time as always. Plugfest is the one day you feel right at home obsessing over pieces of wood. :love:


Who one the Best in Show category, Novice category, etc.?

I would like to know as well. I stayed just to vote on the Bass Aqua that should have won a few years back.

Had a blast, great seeing some familiar faces and meeting lots of new people. Already getting ready for next year.

Great time as always. Plugfest is the one day you feel right at home obsessing over pieces of wood. :love:




I would like to know as well. I stayed just to vote on the Bass Aqua that should have won a few years back.


Paul won best classic for that one

I think the lobster won best of show
googooman maybe most likely to catch a cow on first cast
but that was a beauty also.

The lobster was pretty awesome too, but I keep thinking about that squid. Such talent. Something to aspire to.
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nice pictures of Plugs

what about people? NONE?

I voted for the squid darter as best in show, first because it was awesome, secondly because it was an actual lure. I don't think that lobster although incredibly detailed down to the barnacles on it, qualifies as a lure... doubt you could cast, troll, or swim it.

I think North Shore won novice by a landslide.

The lobster would have won the "More likely to be eaten by a human before a fish" category