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western red cedar, sealed in Val oil, painted with rattle cans.. clearcoated with envirotex............ a true weapon of bass distruction :skulz:

holy crap!

I call this one the "Surf Tog"
both plugs also have 600Lb test Crock swivels from M&D's. I will never go back to rosco's agian :hs:

Eben, those are nice.

Just curious, did you have a problem with the rosco swivels ? I've bent the vmc 3x's but the swivel held ??

I have bent them and I have noticed that they corrode after time.

The Crock's are stainless. when you have a stainless throughwire, and then attach all kinds of different metals to it (swivel, galvanized tail hooks, split rings) you will get electrolosis which causes the corrosion.
In a perfect world i would use stainless hooks on the tail too, but i cant afford them at this point.

I was thinking about trying this stuff on siwash hooks with bucktail to prevent rust. May be a cheaper alternative to SS hooks. Don't know how well it works but its from a reputable manufacturer.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...h-results1.jsp

Those are some dastardly dannies Eben...nice work!:)

huh, thats interesting. my only thoughts is it will add a tad of weight to the hook. try it out and let us know how it works :D

ever try using that thing that come's on all reel's?? called a drag. they work very well if used. save's on bent hook's and most hardware.

corrosion CS... corrosion. rosco's are not stainless.

The bent swivel was from hoisting a bass up a rock by the plug. It damaged the needlefish too.. left a nice V in the blank.

that tog is going to be killer whe the sea robins are :humpty:

Nice plugs.

Over the years I've had swivels rip out/fail a number of times. Usually in smaller plugs (i.e., medium Dannys) although I've pulled one in a big Danny and even, I think, an Atom. All have been on just medium sized fish and always in older plugs, usually ones that had seen lots of use, so you are probably right about corrosion being a factor. I also think, however, that they rate swivels with a straight pull, but when used in a plug, particularly the front swivel gets strained at an extreme angle and is prone to fail. In spite of this I still often find myself using smaller swivels in plugs than I want, either to fit the grommet, or to not project too much, so I appreciate the lead on stronger hardwear.

Vic i have not yet posted the surf robbin yet.. those are getting painted next week :hihi:

BTW.. none of these are for sale.. all spoken for. :)

Nebe ,,, you swim that yet ??? I was trying to make a slim danny and had trouble rolling out with slim prophile

same style as i used all last year- no problems.. try westen red.

Nene, Great Paint! Let us know how they swim.

Nice paint, the fish will eat them

Nice, Nice. I bet I know where you will be in April and May. Nice colors indeed:wiggle:

striperhound......

shhhh :faga:

:chatter I gots me an nebe herring just like that :think:





See you in april :devil:

Actually they will pop out if I throw one in a heavy rip like what you would have at the canal.... we have a few places down here with that kind of current and for that i throw jigs and darters, so i never have problems... Dannies for me are all about calm still water, V-wakes and quiet coves with boulder fields.
having 2 hooks really helps in the stabillity dept as well.

sweet :humpty:

now it's getting interesting.... ...plug builder...make's plug...swivel's get green,,,but builder dosen't change out swivel's when swivel's get tired.??

Really ? I got to try that one (calm water thingy).My favorite Danny water are leftover hurricane swells , hard southwest before the cold front or budding nor'easter,went water looks like a wash machine.Never cared for Danny in calm waters ,usually went with Atom Jr.
I must come to your parts in the spring for a lesson ....:humpty:
btw
Nice plugs

nope.. plugbuilder uses the best hardware possible so swivels wont turn green :D

Custom plugs require custom hardware. why settle for less??? :lasso:

Nebe..can I call you Eben ,,, what lip are you using ... I know its possible (slim danny),,, just failed and moved on ..

im using the stock NJ tackle danny2 lip.. 2 slots- I use the top slot& bend the loop down a pinch.
bottom slot makes them roll too much IMO..

also, its really not that slim.. the nose is a pinch wider than the lip

see-

Nebe, Try making the plug face and the lip the same width and cutting about 1/8" off the lip in front, replicate the radius of the arc. That combination swam pretty good in current for me. I also trimmed a few lips down in width (PIA!!!) and that seemed to help, too.

Nice work once again E..