Ain't that the truth :D

I proved it right a few days this year :D

i launched that slammer i got from you directly into a rock today at full speed, got backlash?, i was seriously suprized, not a scratch or a dent on the thing. wowza.

new finish :D

:happy: :happy: :happy: :happy:

I buy the good stuff, you get what you pay for. I use wal-mart stuff (creek chub etc.) for rats and small schoolies.

You can fish from a boat :D lolz just kidding guys

sweet paint?
 

I'm a sucker for a good mackeral finish,especially if it looks like it might hold up for a while. I almost always go the extra .75 when I buy gibbs plugs if mackeral is available.

In my opinion the plug is only as good as the fisherman using it. If you do not present that lure to the fish right then you most likely will not catch fish on it no matter how pretty it is. I look for quality materials in a plug and a great action. But you got to be into fosh for it to produce. If the fish get finicky you better work the lure well or the rewards will not come. I would rather pay an extra $5-10 dollars for a plug if it will hold up better that a cheepo that only lasts a few times out and you have to use 2-3 of them to last as long as the more expensive one. Bluefish excluded of course. But when the blues are around I strip any lure down to single hooks and try to use plastic instead of wood as they will last longer.

Life is too short to fish with crappy equipment . . . :cool:

Where's my free plugs? I want a danny and one of those new needles :laughs: :

He he good one. :D :happy:

yeah where is my plug.
I think You should use good hardware on a plug.
2coats are better than one and work fast and keep the lure at a good price.
it takes time and You dont get $$$ from it.
that poll is actually a tuff call.

Where's my drillbit :p

Interesting what people think bout this stuff Dave, It's kinda what I thought from the beginning, make a good plug the best you possibly can and fergit bout the money aspect. When I look at the time that goes into making this stuff and how long it takes to sell it etc it doesn't always seem worthwhile. But when ya hear someone slayed a 25lber or whatever on one of ya woods THEN it makes me day :D

Speakin o which, I hearing RUMORS of a high 40's fish on one of my needles, and supposedly a pic, WHO???? send a PIC!

Likwid, Christian, macojoe, notaro, smitties, cal, throwingtimber, miket, capesams, stripermatic, krispy, nilsc, lennyr, karl f, weewee.....

Youze guys beat the buzzer, email me at:

stripedbass@#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&.com

All of you will get one of my new stubby needles when they are ready!

Wow that's alot of plugs :eek:

I'm done for this week :D

WooHoo!!!!! Plug On!!!

I have lures from two bucks to twenty. As long as they catch fish and you work the lure differant ways to see what works. If you have to change some hooks after a while on a cheap lure who cares. As long as it catchs fish. Fancy finish, to me it does not matter. Remember, " Put a string of pearls on a PIG, It's still a PIG.":tm: :tm: :tm: :tm: :tm: :tm: :tm: :tm: :tm: :tm: :tm: :tm: :tm:

your drill bit is in my shop:smash:
its being held hostage send plugs

Are you serious, SB?
 

I'm gonna send you an email from my pager. It's an email box.

Thanks Salty! U da man! :cool:

I'll go to wal-nuts and get a Creek Chub KNUCKLEHEAD (I retired my Chub striper strike) or a Rapala Skitter Pop before I spend over 20 bux on somethin else.

The only lure I ever spent 20 dollars on is a Mann's Stretched Sea Snake in Pearl/Black. i just got it, and probably wont get to use it till next season, but its just about 20" long lol, and comes with 2 tales :) I bet this F'r will net some NICE results off the boat.

I think there may be a market for both versions the way I read it. Make some with one coat cheaper hardware and some with two and better. Maybe too much trouble but it's a thought.

One thing I will say I really really miss Brad's Hawg Hunters for the canal. Not the prettiest plugs as most will tell you but they worked and were priced right. Last batch I bought of canal special pencils were three for 25 bucks I believe and hooks were extra. They had good action, caught fish and if you had a backlash and lost one you weren't out 20 bucks.

Spent a few on some Habs and Tattoo efforts. Absolutely beautiful pieces. Through some luck (I live on a friggin' sandbar for god sakes! ) and decent knots I still have em' all.
They have been performing perfectly and lately a certain needlefish has been doing A LOT of work. Holding up like a champ.

I think it is the size, weight and most importantly the hardware that I look for in a lure. Tough, no compromise hardware. I want the strongest and sharpess. A lure I can change hooks on, touch up paint when it gets a little worn.

These are all good things.

It helps that some local builders give a sh$%t even more than I. For the money it is excellent value.

Thanks all you artists :)

Beach, define LOTS :D

That needlefish has been swimming "Lots" in dangerous waters....:D

Salty, I most certainly will take a look ay what your are producing and give some a try. I am checking out your website over a cup of Joe right now.

:)

I thought you were talkin bout one of mine, I sent some over to Nantucket a few weeks ago that's all.