Cuttyhunk Popper
 

I threw this up for somebody who asked on another site...although it fits much better on this one.
Neat plug for those who have not seen one.


3.12 oz with old,old school 5/0. No weight, probably maple
6 7/8" long
1.48 at the face (cup diameter 1.35")
face angle 70 degrees
.74 at the tail
hook is 4.5" from the TAIL
From the tail
1" in .74
2" .75
3".76
4" .97
5" 1.32
6" 1.46

Dang, I love those X-Rays

Thank you

Thanks numbskull, the x rays are great.

Cool plug for sure.
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You're tempting me ...
Thanks for sharing .. as always:)

Pretty cool to see hardware [swivels] used in lieu of thru wire

are they pinned ?
 

the swivels look like they are side pinned
or is that my imagination playing tricks on me?

Great stuff Numby... they don't build em like they used too... I like the clever use of a pinned swivel in the stern and 2 interconnected swivels for the belly hook/line connection.

JayR in RI has been pinning his nose and tail swivels for years.

No tricks they are pinned. When I first saw this plug and the pin I wondered why? My guess was to avoid thru drilling...better mouse trap?

I made a few that are not true to the original design... I wanted to improve on the casting and added a 1/4 diameter tail wt that is 3/4 inch long and used std thru wire method. I added swivels in the line tie spot since the cups are so deep.

I used Honduras mahogany that I had in the shop... looking forward to trying these... I think they should be excellent noisemakers

Thinking Tuna?

After landing my first BFT with Buzz this fall... I am always replaying that memory in my minds eye... now I do want to land a BFT on a spinning rod with a plug I have made... the Tuna that Buzz, OD Mike, and I brought home was caught on a squid bar on a sweet boat rod with a 2 speed big Penn International . It would be killer to catch one on a squid plug

Here is a picture of the first one I made thanks to PNG for his help and Bigfish for lending me an original. Throws a huge amount of water.

Fun to make for a change and they do catch Tuna. Ok so it was only one small Tuna but it did work.

Great color on that popper.... really sweeeeet....

CH Popper