Thank you SaltHeart and SaltyBugger.
 

I was sick of getting my butt kicked on the boat so I bought some waders and headed for the beach. Saturday night-SKUNK. Today, Sunday 3pm, 1 nice bass landed and 1 LARGE breakoff. I would like my purple/black #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& 2.5 oz. needle that is stuck in the mouth of a very hungry bass returned ASAP. 36" bass fillet in the oven as I type this, oregano, garlic, basil, olive oil and tomatoes... yum. I will post pics. later.

Just a word of thanks to 2 craftsman from this board:

Saltheart, the rod you built for the auction pulled me away from the flyrod this year and I have caught many nice fish (from my boat-that don't count) as well as the fish I caught today on the beach. I really miss surf fishing, today was truely awesome. I think I might save some GAS and play in the surf for the next few weeks.

#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&-great plugs. I have boated a lot of great fish w/ the dozen plugs
you donated to the auction. I think the needles are my favorite, they just move so well in the waves. These plugs remind me of the plugs we used w/my grandfather. Wood rocks!! Thanks again.

Bruce

Happy fish.-just finished eating side one
 

Yum, very good tasting bass!!!

Nice fish Parker23...real nice! Salty makes some great wood to be sure and as usual I hear great things about Salthearts handy work! :kewl:

What a nice compliment :btu:
Good going parker23
I wish there were more threads like this :bl:

nice job p23 and i second that slip. :scatter:

Great job....Nice fish

Nice plugs, rod and fish congrats

I hear ya slip!!
Great post :kewl:

Nice job Bruce,
Sorry about the plugz, I got a couple-few this summer when Mikey and I were banging them up.
I been fishless for a while, though...I'm off lots o' weekdays if you want to go out any time.
Later,
Rick

Nice!

Another boater turned surfcaster.Great....
only kidding.nice goin.there is something more natural about fishin fromn the surf. I fished out of boats an from shore my hole life.but i way prefer surfcasting.My brother doesn't understand it.I think the rewards are more gratifiying.learnig the nuances of surfcasting will also improve ur boating techniques.its all time on the water an thats the good thing.

nice goin.B

Nice Fish Parker23. Thanks for the positive feedback on the rod. As I remember , that was the Don M auction rod. I remember you made a generous bid on that rod for the fund raiser which was nice of you. that rod probably has good karma because of it. :)

P23 congrats. Glad you like the wood and thanks for fishing them. Nice fish!

awesome fish
 

Nice job P23

Need More
 

Hey Salty,
I would like to buy a dozen purple/black 2.5oz.
or a mix w/ the 1' sheriff. Can't find the plugs in the dealer shops.
bruce@mailsol.com or business# 401-822-2513.
Thanks for the awesome wood.
Bruce

Parker I have a few Sheriff poppers left but no more BP needles this year. If I had 500 more I could have sold every one already. I'm a little over 1800 bodies into next year already and no more paint runs this year at all. I've broken a bunch of stuff down and I'm in the middle of a MAJOR re-tooling for more automation right now and everything is being focused into this for the next 4-8 weeks.

There will be a number of changes next year.....and all VERY positive things to come.