well that is your opinion which you are entitled to have.
some do both.

as far as copying is stealing from the future, ya, roll on the floor,
if you mean copying plugs is stealing from your future, well, you'll need to go a little deeper into an explanation of that unless your just joining PNG in stiring.;)

I think there are leaders and there are followers in life, that is true.

I think plenty of members here give credit where credit is due so I don't see any need for a novel idea.


Steve, sorry to see you think this place has gone down the toilet :( is it anything specific that makes you think that way? You seem to think people are not calling a danny plug a danny etc.? I have not noticed any of that myself. I guess I am not very observant maybe tagger can clue me in.

Bravo Sir Slipknot....keeper of the site!:)

I don't make enough plugs to qualify as a copier.
Slip=Crankenstien.
Everyone wants to be a big plugbuilder.
There's barely any one on here that hasn't dreamed of turnin the plug that they can sell thousands of.
Ralf Cramdon's get Rich quick schemes.
Perhaps sometimes some recognition should be paid.
Consider this. If I was sellin a canal special although I apreciate what Stan or whoever has done in the design dept.to thank him might lead my sales elsewhere's.So I would call it The Outlaw Or Big Bluto.:D
Metal Lip has all kinds o funny names for his Beachmaster plugs.
Its the way of the world man Not all cars are called Ford's.
Although I don't neccesarrilay agree wit capesams Idea I give due respect.I appreciate the past.I certainly think That he is entitled to his opinions an deserves more respect than what was desplayed on some of the post's I read.
I GOT A NOVEL IDEA hOW BOUT I STICK MY BOOT IN SOME WISE ASSES.

Let's see them originals.:rollem: Hasn't pretty much everything pretty much a copy of something else? Even in some small way.

:btu: :btu: :btu: :btu:

Sure i will ellaborate- If a person copies alot of peoples plugs, and posts pics of his copies, sells his copies, he will be labled as a copycat, and the value of his plugs will never in a million years rival the value of the original builder's plugs. Look at Lefty's plugon Ebay right now- $90 i think?? i dont see any of his flock fetching that much, and furthermore, the bigger the flock of people that copy you, the higher the price you can comand for your work, because you can claim to be the innovator. If a copycat builder had the balls to use is brain and think about why that plug he so badly wants to copy is good, and understands what makes it good, and use some of the elements of that plug, and take elements from 3 other places, presto, he's an innovator and hopefully he will be rewarded for his hard work.
Dont get me wrong even i copy, but i copy as an excercise to understand proceess. I copied some sluggo's so i could duplicate rubber density. Once the density was matched i threw the mold in the dumpster.



Bigfish- I dont make rubber eels.. I have no idea what your talking about :huh: ;)

Eben,

Let's not forget the Dannys you sell and catch fish on... there is nothing original there right? Just a Danny that you copied... just like I copied and everyone else on this site copied? Right? :huh:

Y'know... I take that back... I'm not worried about copycats... plugs are plugs whether they're a totally original creation or an old stand-by named by its name or by some other name... I know what it is, if it catches I'll fish it... bottom line. Lets talk about herring runs or something now eh? It's almost spring and we can put these pissing contests to sleep until next winter.... SMILE :eek:

I agree Canalman on getting back to fishing, almost nothing being made now that hasn't ben made before. Some make something and think wow, that has got to be the first, then someone posts a pic of something made 40 years ago that looks just like it. No biggie, some know and some don't. It ain't a religion ( though it causes enough fights to be). let's get back to having fun and taking ourselves a little less seriously.

OK.

sounds good :btu:

GROUP HUG :laughs:

Herring in the runs huh Steve?:heybaby:

Yup

I call them dannies because they resemble the form- and as far as being copies, not really I never traced an existing blank. the lip is the same diameter as a danny lip, the tail is about 1/2 of that, and its as wide a plug as i can get out of a 2x2 ballister then divide the lenght of a 3' ballister into x amount of plugs and you get the lenght... bingo- instant danny.

AS for selling them, i will probably not spin wood for profit agian. :hs:

Keeps our heads on straight though, that's all that matters in my book.:uhuh:

" Some make something and think wow, that has got to be the first, then someone posts a pic of something made 40 years ago that looks just like it. No biggie, some know and some don't. It ain't a religion" Flaptail.

Here's my 'confession'... I will copy any and all plugs that strike my fancy. I don't know all the builders and all their styles. I am willing and eager to learn. There are some styles/groups of plugs that I can't tell apart. Thanks to guys like Flaptail, Capesams, and VinyardBlues I'm learning. My chances of selling these plagerized plugs are between zero and not. I try to give credit where credit is due. I am not insulted when someone tells me that my plug looks like so-and so's, in fact I'm flattered to have come close enough to look like something. I do a few of what I might think is original for my own use. A few. I wanna go fishing. It ain't a religion.

See thats funny
U are tryin to be like NIB:hihi:
that 'll cost ya one plug.
damned if ya do ....

yeah.. its not rocket science. :laugha: If you need a consultant i charge $50 an hour. :spam:

I'm a better consultant, I charge $100 an hour and of course your results will depend on how well you apply my recommendations, changing market conditions and the weather.
I think if someone wants to make money they need to do what Al Gags and Stetzko are doing, farm out the manufacturing as cheaply as possible and concentrate on marketing. Plug making is labor intense and who wants to work in a factory. Well some people like it, but I know I don't.
Plug designing/copying/creating is fun but production work suks:grins:

aint that the truth. :uhuh:

So Who gtes credit for a Atoms 40 shaped plug with a Pikie Lip?:huh:

Bob Pond and Creek Chub Bait Co. Did I get it?
C'mon guys, lighten up, it's almost time and it's supposed to be fun.

I agree..Everyone lighten up...MSBA show is next weekend..Which means we will all be fishing SOON....The season is almost upon us..:bounce:

Hi my name is Ed,,, I'm a copy cat ...

LOL....

a damn good copy cat :D

Ed
 

you told me they were all your own design and thats why they cost $52.00 each???? :smash: :smash: :smash:

You're my hero! I think that, with your help, I may actually get a Nike built! Got 'm turned, hydro-oriented and have jigs worked out. I'm a happy guy. Numbskull even gave me the angle way back in the thread. THAT's what this Plug Forum is about, right? Thanks, Bud, I was stalemated for a while. Now, the neighbor's fence is lookin' good!:hihi:
Canalman, your guitar pick for hand-carved lips is mine now,thanks!

Many different interrest in the same hobby..
newbees = energy,, passion
old people = some wisdom, between newbe and historian
historian = remembers where we came from,
hobbyist = doesn't care how long it takes to build a plug.
Commercial = trying to make a go of it , maybe one of us.. I will never be a jealous bastagde of these guys,,alot or work ,taken a chance. American way.. God Bless America..
Its all good !!!
May be a little friction between all of above from time-time , Thats where you come in a Slip.. I think Monster Swap and Rookie Swap kept us buisy and quite this winter,, don't believe place is in the toilet . If somebody wants to say "Hey thats a danny" thats there job .. :chased: