Blast had today....
 

... at the Plug Fest - details to follow later (sadly missed Coddington's but the wife is ill)...

I had blast today also. :D It was packed in there but fun meeting all of you nuts.

My wife Melissa would like to thank all of you for bringing stuff:btu:

And I want to thank all of you for all you did also, and thanks for the stuff. thanks to bud8fan for StSteel , JHabs for the supplies, everyone that gave plugs, Falptail for the StSteel, Stifftip for grommets, everyone that helped with food and drink or plates and stuff. And thanks mrpogie, we are all glad you made it. Thanks Fishpart for help sharpening. Thanks GS for the rubba bubba. And special thanks to chumbucket who wins for longest distance traveller on this snowy weekend :btu:

It was nice meeting a bunch of new faces and seeing some familiar ones.

I hope everyone had a good time, it certainly seemed like it.:D
Next time , no chili right Habs:bshake:

:faga:

post pics if ya got 'em

John sorry to hear about the wife! That stinks.

I'd like to add what a great time I had today putting faces with the names! There are definitely some very talented people out there!

Special thanks to Slip for hosting everyone too!

Great meeting you guys and look forward to next year!

The SB.com version of BROOM HILDA
 

New bassmaster plug!
 

After extensive testing, bassmaster has developed a new lure.....

http://www.#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#...om/newlure.jpg

All he did was whine about ho's today....while devilishly plotting to activate his anti ho lure device.... :rolleyes:

It was fun as usual, my thanks to Slip and his better half for hosting again, great place & great time.

Thanks Slip for putting this together. I had a great time and enjoyed meeting everyone. Looking forward to the next one. Thank you again Slip to you and your wife for your hospitality.

tobias

First off thanks to Bruce and his wife for the great hospitality!!
And the awesome Brownies(Just ask Chum!!):D

Putting faces to the names and talking to everyone today just confirmed what I had already thought! This site has an awesome bunch of guys!!!!! Even you BM!!(dispite the fact that I didnt get to take that sweet needle home with me!:D ). I just figured Ho'ing on the first date wasnt the thing to do?:confused:

Steve, Thanks for the great deal on the Rainshadow blank!


Again, Thanks Bruce for a great time!!
Next time we get together hopefully it will be at the canal when they're biting!


Russ

By the way, if you guys noticed all the pictures around the shop with the circle crossing out the hand reaching for a plug, that was from Old John :D
His NO HO'ING signs were a nice touch, thanks OJ. and I'll let you know something, about the only one getting ho'd was bassmaster, the ho himself.:smash:

JohnR, thanks so much for spending the time to help out with the computer. I hope the wife feels better soon.

oh and Melissa made 3 double batches of brownies and you guys polished them off:eek: , that's 3 DOUBLE batches, I guess I know what we'll be bringing for dessert in Feb.:)

Sigh......
well, we did get a ton of snow, which I spent much of the day moving....also snowbound houseguests for 2 extra days with small children (growl...).....
Anyway, glad all went well and bummed I missed it/all of you....
Next time...... :)
--OJ

Thanks to Bruce and Melissa for their hospitality, and thanks to JohnR for sponsoring this incredible event!

It was a great opportunity to get a hands-on education on making plugs. Even better, a great time meeting some fabulous people in person - finally!

You guys make it look so easy. The depth of knowledge in Bruce's shop Saturday afternoon was just astounding - overwhelming, really. I must have looked nerdy taking copious notes.

Now...it seems I have to add a lathe, a duplicator, a band saw, a belt sander, and a paint gun to my collection of fishing gear. My wife is gonna kill me! :happy:

A preview of fine things to come from Mr. John Habarek...

Habs you are underpaid!!!

hey bruce-
i didn't get a chance to thank you before i left. i appreciate the hospitality and it was nice to put some faces to everyone's handle. thanks again bruce-
brian

And I had a chance to touch some treasured history. :eek:

The First Gibbs plug ever, courtesy of Mr. Flaptail.

OJ - sorry you couldn't make it but look forward to meeting you the next time :btu:

No prob Slip. I'm 75% confident that that cable will be your elixir - but I couldn't test anymore without it...

I had to throw a quick post up earlier but now I have a few minutes:

First off, BIG Thanks to Slip & Melissa for putting up with us :D . The hospitality (and the brownies) was great as usual :kewl: . It's always a pleasure and a great event when we all get together over there - even if Melissa's friends thinks we're freaks :rollem:

Now the amount of Plug talent in that garage today was simply amazing, from builders with decades of experience to a few that turned their first today - simply awesome and my hats off to all of!

I'll throw up a couple pics tonight & hope to get to some more tomorrow if TheBetterHalf is feeling better (why I had to skip out early & mis Coddingtons)...

NO HO'IN!!!


http://striped-bass.com/images/pp_2003/nohoin_smal.jpg

Simply AWESOME:

http://striped-bass.com/images/pp_2003/plugs_four_d.jpg

Chum's Terminator Plug - all the way from Joisey :kewl:

http://striped-bass.com/images/pp_2003/chum_t1b.jpg

Just awesome:

http://striped-bass.com/images/pp_20..._knuckle_d.jpg

SCHWEET!

http://striped-bass.com/images/pp_2003/cs_b.jpg

The work on display today was fantastic - nothering else I can really say! The pics speak for themselves!

It's been said before, but I'll say again...

Exquisite, just exquisite.

These works of art not only catch fish, they snare fishermen. :smash:

Did I mention that a few turned their 1st plugs today?

http://striped-bass.com/images/pp_2003/bazzasfirst.jpg


http://striped-bass.com/images/pp_2003/fwwfirst.jpg


And the crew:

http://striped-bass.com/images/pp_2003/sawdust.jpg


Met a lot of great people today and saw others again!

Many Thanks,

John

Glad you made it home ok Ben.

OJ, please post that picture:)
We were sorry you couldn't be here also, next time though.

It was fun hanging out at Slip's. Wanna talk about skills, S-B members got'em, I'll never look at a plug the same again. ha ha Thanks Bruce and Melissa for making it happen, them brownies where delicious !!

THANKS BRUCE and MELISSA for a great time, Also MELISSA you make the BEST BROWNIES, Also was great seeing every one, THANKS FISHWEWE thats going to CHANGE, And BM it seems I also KNOW how to HO I am holding your PINK NEEDLE for RANSOM :happy: Hey anyone want to BUY a PINK BM needle for SAY $35.00..................................

Did Someone say BM Needle?
 

Habs,

strip it down and re- paint it to match that blue-pearl fade to purple/black and I'll take it!!!!:laughs:
Better still tie him down and get him to autograph it and I'll take it that way!!
:laughs: :laughs: :laughs:


Bruce,
Maybe Melissa should patent that brownie recipe and go into business! "Melissa May's Brownies Inc."

Then the sign out front could read:


"BRUCE MAY PLUG BUILDER"

I had a great time! Thanks Slip! It was good meeting everyone.

Thanks Bruce and Melissa for hosting the get together. You two are very generous to open your shop and home to 25-30 guys for a day. I enjoyed talking to everyone and left with a few tricks I learned today that I'm anxious to try out. It's funny how you get a mental picture of someone from talking online and when you meet them they're nowhere near what you imagined. It's nice to add faces to names. Thanks again to the May's for a very enjoyable day. ...mrpogie

I couldn't even think of getting those plugs wet, let along the chance of being mauled by a bass or god forbid a bluefish:(. They are works of art and they should be on a wall, not in a tackle box. If you must catch fish throw a piece of disposable plastic :).

Thanx Bruce and Mellissa,had a great time.Nice to meet new faces and to see some ole ones.Thanx for the blank CAPESAMS.REAL NICE plugs guys but they would be useless to me,cause there is no way in hell I would throw 90% of those things on the end of my line and fish them...But I do have a place for then to HANG...great chit guys ,tooo good:D

Thanks Bruce and Melissa for hosting the blug buiding get together. It was good to meet up with you all. Some real talented plug makers. I was amazed at seeing some of those plugs. I got a chance to turn my 1st plug. I learned alot, thanks .

YO JohnR { NOTHERING] are tou got the 23453 to bust on me

:smash: :smash: :smash: :smash:

Definitely good eats too!

Who brought the spicy Portuguese sausage and pepper dish and the venison chili and the hot dog stew? Yummy.

Melissa's brownies, which I sampled for the first time, were fantastic, I must have snarfed half a dozen of 'em.

Which is why I'm lacing up the running shoes right now and heading outside for a run... ;)

spicy Portuguese sausage and pepper dish


THIS is what I want the recipe for :D

Diet? uhuh with that stuff around.....

Milo fork it over or you plug order goes ta the end of the line :D

Slip it was an awsome time today. The chow, the people, the plugs all were awsome. I learned a few new tricks today.
Thanks Mr Pogie for the show on the bottle plug. Capesams for the blank. Goose for wrapping the 963 for me, and that chili was out of this world. Slip for hosting, and putting up with all the crap.

It was nice to meet some new people, #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&, Adam, FWW< Bud, Assinippi, Flaptail, VB, and some others.

Mellissa those brownies were yummie, I think I might have had about 10 of them.