IT'S 3:AM an Im up looking at all the plugs I got in trade.:hihi:
I wish to thank you ALL for a GREAT SHOW, picked up some BIG WOOD, got some GREAT PLUGS, had a WOUNDERFUL time. A BIG THANKS to JOHN.MIKE an everyone who put this together, your a great bunch of guys,
GOOD LUCK GOOD PLUGGIN :wave:
see you next year:humpty:

Awesome time.I got to see some good folks I only converse with here on this tire hub.It makes a big difference.Guys like Slip,Flap,Mac,Tagger,Dave CanalMan Anderson,The second coming of rip van winkle PM,Loooo,Chris PNG,Raven,Bob S.,BF Larry the mono using Lug..Vic and friends,Striper Crazy.angler229 I like the choices in plugs you have made.Eat a Sangwich..Don Afterhours guy.The guy who gave me back one of my plugs thanks.I gave it to Rip Van Winkle.Dr.Fish,Thanks for bringing up the wood....I hate naming names I always forget someone.Some had some nice things to say to me..That was nice thanks.
There was quite a few folks I did not know.We have to do name tags next time.
Special thanks to Numby..Who it seems his buddy Sauerkraut is a NJ guy.Pay attention to him you'll learn things..:uhuh:
Geo you where too much.Your work displays the beauty of simplicity.Very clean and funtional.Lots of guys go overboard and thats fine.You make plugs like they should be made IMO.
You made em to hand out and made quite a few folks happy today.Awesome job..
Thanks.
A specail thanks to John Redmond and Mike Thomas and Family who made this a special day well worth the drive for us Jersey guys.....
Oh ya Special thanks to Chum for driving and digger for keeping him awake. I hope I didn't snore on the way home..

Dennis Zambrota good to finally meet you yesterday..
I learned one of his secrets yesterday.He has a fish calling trombone..
:eek:

Tony,
Nice meeting you also. You are probably one of a handful of guys on our coast who could correctly identify what it was. Later on slipknot took a break from turning and we were able to put the trombone to work downstairs. He (and a few others gathered around) grasped the idea pretty quickly and may put it to use this coming season.

Afterwards as I was washing eel slime of my hands I had the pleasure of meeting SauerKraut. We had a very nice conversation about needlefish, eels and striped bass. He is a great guy to talk with. I could easily see myself casting with him and Numbskull (and Flap).

Speaking of Numbskull, how could I possibly refuse a darter when it comes in Block Island Green? Great work George. First chance during the squid run it will get wet. George, we can make a Block trip work if you really want to - I'll guide. Just bring Sauerkraut along in case the bass are eel crazy.

Flap - What a wonderful piece of artwork you gifted me - my highlight of the day. My wife has a degree in Art History and she absolutely loved it. You have great talent Steve!

Tagger - Your imitation of the needle that took my largest bass is special right down to the color. Looking forward to our visit in November.

To the rest of the gang who put on Plugfest - great job. It was jam packed at times - almost as crowded as SW Bar on a November Saturday evening when the cows are "IN". Had a great time.

Thanks

DZ

With what you ate I'm sure snoring was the LEAST of their worries.

Greek..very nice meeting you as well....some of your works of art sitting on the table are eye popping:drool:now there's one less:)thank you:)you came along way to be there..I'm glad you did.

#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&..Thanks for all the goodies and the badge:) made the trip over the bridge worth the ride.

It was good to see Grapenuts..:D
It's been a long time..

just had to say thank you for a good time . It was good to see every buddy and there new plugs . I hope to see every body at Tfctfn. :bsod:

I played trombone 8 yrs. as a kid (father made me) and I havn't got a clue what your talking about . This is one I'll be laying in bed thinking about .. Somebody help me pleeeez .. Great seeing you DZ ,, thanks for the loaner,,,only hope mine comes close . Figures non trombone playing NIB knows .. I have regrets not meeting everyone .. p o 'd I didn't meet Digger .. as goofy as it sounds nametags not a bad idea .. PlugFest .... best way to shake off the winter ..

Didn't get a chance to take many pictures but here is what I have.

George holding court while BackBeach Jake , Prof M and others look on.

Stifftip and Sauerkraut kabitzing on this years canal fishing forecast. Of course loaded Cotton Cordells were discussed in length.

Bobby "BS4Shore" Samuelson, holding Stan Gibbs first. (His hands were trembling)

My two favorite plug makers are Numby and this guy. A great plug maker fro New Jersey and just a great guy. A legend holds a legend.

Matt "Chumbucket" Tomczyk.

Matt please swim the plug and then make a your version of it. I think that design and you are the perfect match.

The Holy Grail of plugs, mine shook, too. I still get light-headed in it's presence...

That was really nice of Flaptail to let everyone fondle the Gibbs plug.

Looks like Bobby is thinkin..
Runn,Ruunnnn..
:uhuh:

I was a little gassy on the way home..
But this smorning was when the real bombs went off..
:chased:
Pull my finger..:rotf2:

What an awesome day!
Thanks to everyone who put this thing together. I know you guys worked you asses off for us. It was very cool.
Thanks Chum for driving. You guys may not know it, but Chum is a "professional driver" and he just loves cruisin'. I love riding along listening to NIB snore:spin: Seriously, hangin with NIB and Chumbucket is like having the Golden Ticket to meet the best striper fishermen on the coast. Thanks for all the introductions.
Congratulations to the winners of the plug building contest. All that stuff was off the hook! I see that I'm really going to have to sharpen up my skills if I hope to win one of those certificates next year.
I wasn't in the room 5 minutes when I met Numbskull and he gave me an excellent Musso style darter:btu:. Thanks Numby (or do you prefer Mr Skull?:cool:) I know just the rip for that plug.
The displays were just incredible. The plugs on the tables and in the boxes represented the best of history and the best of what's to come for our obsession.
I missed most of the food, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to hang outside in the cold shooting the bull with Capesams :spin: I did get in on some of that shepards pie casserole made by John R's wife. That stuff was yummy :drool:

All in all, I had a great time. Saw a bunch of old friends and made a bunch of new ones. Who could ask for more?

Maybe if I hang with NIB long enough, he'll invite me up to fish with a few of you guys when the bass come:bl:

Digger

great times
 

Thanks to everyone for setting this up. John R. and Mike CC and everyone else that made this happen. It was a great time. Saw some old friends and made new ones. all around was a great time. didn't get to stick around too long as i was fighting off a cold. John R. sorry for the name mix up :) i don't think i've ever met that guy before...

-Chris

great times
 

Thanks to everyone for setting this up. John R. and Mike CC and everyone else that made this happen. It was a great time. Saw some old friends and made new ones. all around was a great time. didn't get to stick around too long as i was fighting off a cold. John R. sorry for the name mix up :) i don't think i've ever met that guy before...

-Chris

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it was louder than a rock concert

and almost as crowded :(

plug mania gone berserk
you are all so, so.....:read:...sick :doh:
but what a beautiful illness it is... :love:

Unfortunately
I think there should be
plug psychologists :btu:

I agree the crowd got to me after a while. fresh air never felt so nice but it wAS well worth it.

Thanks to all the Plugfest 2009 organizers,setup and clean-up crews. You put on the best plugbuilding surfishing gathering every year through hell or high mud you get it done and set up for us Plugnuts to see everyone we converse with here at S-B.com.
Thanks John R., Slipknot, CC Mike and family,all who did the how-to's and brought great plug stuff like #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& and M&D Tackle.
Nice to see Vineyardblues,Tom,Tagger,Dmac,BS4shore,Fishon8,Big fishLarry,Vic,Tobias and Prof.Moriarty.That is one awesome Fly Vice that the Prof. built and VB sold tickets for, that I'm gonna win.:wave:
Special thanks to Flaptail,Numbskull,Saltydog and of course Slipknot for the great display case. A true master woodworker, plugbuilder and all-around good guy.
PatrickD and NIB for making the drive up and back go much quicker with the laughs and gaffs.:rotf2: :ss:
Anyone else I forgot to mention,or didn't meet this time. We need name tags
And thanks to all the members here and the kids who are the next generation of Striper surfishing enthusiasts.
p.s. ...and great to see EastEndLu make the trip. He travels far too.

Matt is it always a pleasure to see yeah. I hope again this fall on the Vineyard maybe if Peter lets us. You NJ guys travel far and wide. Glad you all got home safe, it is a long haul.

NIB gave us extra jet power on the way home.

The Vineyard is calling. It would be great to hit the sands there again.

Thanks again DZ for the trombone lesson :)
Thanks Flap for the sketch, I love it and you need to sign it for me.
We will have nametags next time and a bigger place.
Great seeing all you nuts, sorry I didn't meet all of you.
You all make some incredible plugs.
Congrats to the contest winners, I'll have to start tomorrow if I want to compete next year:shocked: gonna take some real thinking and skill to go against you guys.
Thanks S-B

The best time ever!
 

Plugfest was the best time ever! Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to put on this great event. It was great meeting the folks that make such great stuff and share so much information. I hope I can make this event every year to come.

:thanks:

canalmans' winner
handcarved winner I think(that's the plug with the magnet in it :hidin: oops I said too much)

more plugs

Was it just me or did anyone else notice the bright aura coming from the direction of the Numbscull/ProfMoriarty table??? Talk about 2 talented folks! Keep up the iNSaNe work guys!!:drool:

oh yeah you did... Bruce

in Fact the CIA has a special Plug Division for monitoring these
hardcore types and just finished interviewing me trying to get
back ground info on this guy... as he might be dangerous.
they left me their card just in case i remember anything else.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...nob1/cpia2.png

To funny, for thoose that didn't know the magnet was an attempt to keep the belly hook from causing diggers/scratches while casting.....but if you looked there is a scratch that was caused by the one fish I did catch with it. Someone (sorry my memory fails me) outside gave me a simple and yet easier solution....a rubber band:rollem:. I look foward to meeting all of you talented folks again and do hope there will be name tags (thanks raven yours worked).

great time
 

thanks to JohnR and the crew for a great time. great seeing all that talent in one place. it was nice meeting some new faces and hope to meet more.:D happy fishing, Woody

Thanks to all who organized this epic event. Great way to get more of fix on the addiction. Thanks to Numbskull for his tutatorial on needle swimming and the Blood red darter, Z for the trombone lesson and PNG on the offset turning demo. We had 12 members from CSA attend , many who were first timers. They were impressed for sure. Woody took the restoration award. First Plugfest event. Next year's will definately be crowded. Somewhat like they said in JAWS, "We need a bigger hall"!!

Thanks to John,Slip,Mike and everyone involved in making this event happen.Its always a pleasure seeing and talking to many friends and meeting new ones.My head is still spinning from sensory overload from all the great plugs that i was so fortunate to see.Great to see the Jersey boys come up :wave:

Thanks to Eastend Lu from the guys and gulls of Ct. Surfcasters. for the wire bender. We all a appreciate your generousity.

Hey, I know that guy in the background real well....anyone know what he left there with? Maybe he'll call me if he sees this post..:laugha:

Ya some guy was claiming to be your friend.So I dissed him in usual NIB fashion..:chased:
He was hoover-ing around Numby's table..

I missed Karl F :jester: Talk about a icon at the plug fest!
Hope to see you Sat night ??
VB

Yah me too. Had a plug for him. Donated it to the raffle table