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:

Ya right,Thats Nice.
Did u see the Pic of my darta.?

No ... where ? did you see mine ? I call it "The John Phillip Sousa Memorial Darter" , I finally test swam it yesterday,,,comes in like a marching band.. I was on a beach, no current,, after I stopped reeling it went right around in a circle blades still turning .. I'm going to slay bluefish this year ..:drool:

:D Loooks like a clammer special...

:wid: See Mac there is a category for me.:hihi:

Tagger nice U have too much time when u start makin odd ball stuff like that u should just make a normal plug an send it too me.
PM Thats my catagory also.

Its just a hobby :buds:

And #1 inspiration and mentor. :btu:

hey redneck i got my first mikecc plug today

:rude:

mikecc plug
 

why i'm shocked at that. :boots:

splashnplug cut in line
and it was a long line behind ME :D:buds:

sense a hugh more
 

:laugha:

:hihi:

Nicely said Tagger, I htink you still have room for a little more metal on that thing, maybe a propeller on the front.

I have been told by a guy who assembles lures for and with Gags that I am incorrect. I apologize.

Just got back to this thread...
 

... Hold on, let me get on this soapbox here...


So wtf is wrong with an amateur hack copying a lure to use and catch fish? If anyone is so self righteous to insinuate this is somehow unethical or otherwise, well... I guess I lost a little respect for them.

I didn't get into building to make money. I do it to pass the winter, save a few $ and make enough plugs as not to worry about losing them. I've made ~50 this year. figure an average of $15 a plug to buy them. I've at least broken even this year.

I admire those who came before me. The true inovators, but please, don't try to diminish me in any way, because I am not one of them.

And for those who choose to no-longer post here? fine. That's your decision.

ok, I'm off.

there's something wrong w/ you people :yak5:

You think so?
 

Sometimes I would have to agree including myself as well.

Can we move on from this thread now? thanks


After thinking about it, I think what the point CS was trying to make was that Old lures that are being produced for sale ought to have the same names as the opld ones and have some credit given kinda like what Tattoo does on his site when he shows the history of the plug. But that might lead to other problems like a copyrighted name or something so I don't see a realistic solution for all this conversation in this thread. Let's discuss it again next winter :D

Now thats funny.