The end result.....
 

of 14 different attempts over the course of 6 years. The z-lips are 5.5" and 1.9oz, and the blade lips are 5.5" and 2.4oz( my faves because I fish conventional ). AYC bodies with hand formed stainless steel hangers and thru-wires, epoxy sealed inside and out.

a few more...

another close-up...

:eyes: SWEET!!

Pretty sweet!

really nice ..

i think
 

you have it down to a science...

simply ....beautiful plugs...

nice! :D

Beautiful work. :kewl:

a work of art

need someone to field test in RI for you?????????????????

Impressive!

Beauties Rockman Love the 2 belly hooks an just a tail wrapping.
I have found though fatter plugs just don't score as well as thinner ones.just my take.It is easy to get them fatboys to do there thing.on top or sub surface.U can get em heavier so the cast bettr but they just don't score as well.Of course any one of he three yellow Z lips could change my thinkng on this.:D
The paint is stellar ur work is way improved from the fine plugs I picked up at diggers house for a auction I ran a few yrs.ago.Mullet season is just around the corner u need to make a light blue back silver scale sides with a blue flashnose an a petey eye.

:btu: shweet!

Beautiful work Russ

The olive/purple gets me all tingly....
Nice work.

Thanks guys, hey tony, gotta hook up with you at Diggers one day!:cheers:

I think we have another mutual friend in Wes.He was telling me u where one jetty over one day in June.
He showed me one of the plugs i think from ur buddy twisted whistle.I said i have one of those.I'm sure our paths will cross some day.

Hey NIB,
One of those chartreuse yellow Z lips is now in my collection:pop:

Thanks Russ. They really are beautiful. I can't wait to throw them to the fish and bust 'em all up.

BTW NIB, I'm still holdin, onto your roman...
Maybe I'll bump into you again one day. It's been so long since I've seen ya, I'm beginning to think that you're a ghost:huh:

Digger