SK, it was funny to watch guys circleing that cake like a pod of seals. It took a long time for it to get "bit" tho. Good to see you.

plugfest
 

didn't get there until the afternoon, but got to see some awsome plugs. talk about talent. i wonder if PNG will do a squash plug next year. great job by everyone.

I thought i would be able to make it.Do the drive up on Friday an visit the Slipknots I miss that. then work took a little longer than expected it happens all the time.Then i was gonna do the suicide run but the weather scared me off.Good thing I didn't try.I Have no will power like Striper Knight he said he left early an I am always one of the last ones to leave.Went for a drive last night when it was comin down good, man it was hard to see more than 30 ft.True blizzrd conditions it was very eerie like right out of one of those scary movies. sideways snow an heavy 35+ mph winds.Oh well there's always next yr.Now i get the pleasure of reading all the stories an such. I just wanna poke my eyes out.Oh an thanks for the phone call.Next time when i come u can just kick me in the nuts it will hurt less.

wow
 

First off I would like to say that I am so happy to be a part of such a special group of people!
I know that these guys are some of the best plug builders in the World!
And are inventing and turning some serious wood for sure :rotf2:
That will be around a lot longer than most of us will be on this earth!

Thanks to John,Dave and Slip to put this thing in action again!
A special thanks to Tagger for serveral things :rotf2:

First off for having 2 special guys,Carl and Stan K, What a joy talking to both of them and to see Stan smile as he looks at the antique fishing lures built by himeself and other fishing legendary lure designers that he grew up with and fished the banks of the canal with for many years.
Talking with both of them was very special to me!

Also It was nice to talk with someone older than CS :rotf3:

A huge thanks to CS for yet another work of art of his is now in my collection.

The food was unreal and every time I turned around I noticed another good friend Paul M trying like hell to add 5lbs to the 110 lb frame of his ..lol

Karl, thanks for the beer, I am sure it's a first for me to have a beer in front of me for that long of a time frame that I did not open :whackin:

Congrats to all the people who won prizes for their works of art!

Thanks for all the speakers and demos, DZ always nice to see you.

Thanks to Vic for missing his services :think: Next time bring a plug for me!

Thanks go out to Flap, let me know if you need anything else from me.

ANd glad to meet a bunch of new friends that I hope to see and fish with in the future.
Regards
VB

I had a woderful time talking with everyone and looking at all those plugs....
I like needles and there were more needles there than I would have time to cast. Great work!
Thanks for the invite - it was my pleasure and good fortune to be there.

DZ

The needle presentation was very nice indeed. P.

:kewl: i got to see a little of the tyin' demo. thank you again.
i'm gunna put this on something else and fish it, because i want to see this squid tail in the water:kewl:

the riddler :tooth: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y25...k/DSC05394.jpg

thanks for the best paint award!
sorry the paint demo wasn't all it was sposed to be, but like i said i'm a floundering idiot on stage:err: and i HATE people watchin' me work:err:
thanks for all the swapped plugs too.
i know i forgot JPI, anyone else step up and let me know if i short ho'd them. as it was a busy day for sure.

I thought you did good. I learned a few things.
Flat rate plug painting...I like!!!:D

I want to see a picture of the sign in your shop Mike. Labor rate 60$, if you watch 75$, if you help 100$

you guys rock!
 

Thanks John and all for putting this one, had a great time meeting some people even if I don't turn wood.

Bigfish , my son loves that popper and is still debating whether to fish it or not, maybe the start of a collection.

Thanks also Steelhead for giving my son a sample, he's buzzin to tie one up!

My wallet got lighter after I left bears den !

Tell him to fish it....show me a pic of it hanging from a fishes maw and I will give him something special! They are great poppers....one of the other guys here got a 17 pounder on one on his first cast with it!:drool:

Thanks to you both again....glad he was pleased with the swap!

looks/sounds like you guys had an awesome time. Maybe when I get to know a few of you guys better, I'll take the ride up next year.
great plugs, you guys are unbelievable!

Wheeeww... What a day...

It went over 10 times better than I thought it ever could.

I know there have been 6000000000 thank yous already... but I have to take the time to thank these few guys AGAIN...

These guys made the seemingly daunting task of getting a few worthy presenters rounded up easy.

George/Numbskull - Thanks, I don;t know if you realize how thorough and informative your demo was.

Dennis/DZ - I think the best compliment I can give you for the needle presentation is that it gave me a painful itch to go fishing.... it seriously HURT! Thanks :)

SteelHead - Great demo, very thorough I heard more than a few guys saying that they learned a lot from your demo.

Freak/mike - I know what its like to be a floundering idiot :D, I missed your demo :( but I heard it was awesome, thanks for shedding your fears for the sake of a buch of dusty fishermen.

Bruce - Thanks for the AYC and for almost letting us get away withough paying. I thinnk on behalf of slip and I ---- who's planning Plugfest '07??? 1--2---3 NOT IT!!

John - Thanks for everything.... this thanks goes deeper than yesterday... thanks for putting your time into this site for so many years and for putting up with all the crap... you have fathered a great community here and yesterday only served to prove it yet again.

Hey even Salty and I got along :). Thanks Scott for the airbrush bottles :)

Thanks to everyone else that I forgot... oh yeah Thanks PAUL.

Can't wait until next year.... I'm planning my plugfest 07 entry right now Tagger so look out.....

-Dave

So who made the Shark?
 

Canalman? And it was best in show?

Sounds and looks like it was great event!

Thanks for sharing all about it,
Mike

It was a great day.

Thanks to everyone who had a hand in putting this on.

Numbskull's demo was fantastic and his plugs even better.

My god those are sweet!! I am going to this next year no matter what. Wow, some of those are simply amazing! You guys are lathe animals.

Actually, next years contest plugs will all be kept by me as coordinator of the event :D

Nope the shark was not made by me... it was made by my partner in crime F18... I thought that shark was INSANE... I made the little pogie spook thingy with the metal tail.

-Dave

that squid is da balls!!!

It was a great day - glad to see everyone again and all the plugs :jump1:

Damn It I over slept and missed the whole thing, I put my head back down at 8am and said just a couple of more minutes. I woke up at noon, I was fighting off a bug, sore throat and stuffy nose. I would have never made it, it is a 2 hour drive there for me.

For those not able to attend, did anyone get pics of the plugs with a notation of who the builder is???? (I have a short term memory!)

Sounded like you had a great time.
Awesome plugs:kewl:

I won a plug that was entered in the contest..Just wondering who made it...It is done in clear but 2 toned...no paint..Lighter on top and bottom and darker on the sides..swheet job..Anybody know who built it??

chum
 

wish you was there, you build real schweet plugs!

Karl F..With some glitter sprinkled in??

Thats gotta be the one..Awesome looking..My son saw it and said "Dad your not going to really fish that are you?"..Nope:kewl: Swheet plug Karl F..I'll have my brother take a picture