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Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-09-2017, 06:39 AM
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Posted By Diggin Jiggin
My last plugs of the year are on the spinner...

My last plugs of the year are on the spinner (smaller bottles). I'm very glad to be at the finish line, time to clean up the shop and start the yard work...

I finished epoxying these ones...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-07-2017, 07:44 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,231
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Maple can soak up a lot of sealer if you leave...

Maple can soak up a lot of sealer if you leave them in too long.
I soak for an hour or 2. I did some darters overnight once and when wired they wouldnt float as they had soaked up so much sealer.
...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-05-2017, 05:12 AM
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Views: 4,672
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I usually do it the next day.

I usually do it the next day.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-02-2017, 10:20 AM
Replies: 279
Views: 168,360
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
This week I epoxied the last of the needles. ...

This week I epoxied the last of the needles. There were 4 black/4 yellows (2 each in pine and maple), just playing with weighting on these but had some ugly epoxy issues. Ended up sanding the other...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-26-2017, 02:44 PM
Replies: 279
Views: 168,360
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Paul they have a weight under the chin (like mr...

Paul they have a weight under the chin (like mr pogie did) and then I tail weighted them on the thru wire. No belly weight.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-26-2017, 12:45 PM
Replies: 279
Views: 168,360
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Nice work guys :) Just looking at the pile of...

Nice work guys :) Just looking at the pile of blanks Chris posted makes me cringe a little. Thats a lot of wood.

I've been working on bottle plugs all week. Boy is there a lot to learn with...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-19-2017, 11:34 AM
Replies: 279
Views: 168,360
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I finished the broken back stuff I wanted to try...

I finished the broken back stuff I wanted to try in the canal. we'll see if it works, wanted to fish them in daylight. (I had made similar ones 4-5 years ago but they swam 'too fast'. But too fast...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-16-2017, 04:59 AM
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Views: 5,017
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Thanks guys, very helpful as always.

Thanks guys, very helpful as always.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-15-2017, 04:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,017
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
here is the 2 0z forgot to put on the picture.

here is the 2 0z forgot to put on the picture.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-15-2017, 04:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,017
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
bottle plugs - what angle do they float at ?

I've done some searches and read Mr Pogie's old thread on bottles. I turned a bunch of bodies last weekend in a couple different sizes.

I have an old 2 oz gibbs (brass wire) that I floated to see...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-12-2017, 09:30 AM
Replies: 279
Views: 168,360
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I wrapped up all the stuff I was refinishing and...

I wrapped up all the stuff I was refinishing and very glad to have that all done and out of the way.

This week I've been messing around with small batches of a few different plugs. I made some...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-12-2017, 09:23 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,240
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
It's not a cheap hobby and I certainly don't mind...

It's not a cheap hobby and I certainly don't mind guys selling. We've got a pretty good group of builders here that are very generous with their knowledge. Maybe the comm guys don't post as much,...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-05-2017, 12:25 PM
Replies: 279
Views: 168,360
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I also finished up with some other proto type...

I also finished up with some other proto type stuff. I have been fishing some slope headed stuff for the past 4 or 5 years and done ok with it. So I kind of took that basic shape and tried a darter...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-05-2017, 12:17 PM
Replies: 279
Views: 168,360
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I'm getting towards the end of a wiring/epoxy...

I'm getting towards the end of a wiring/epoxy marathon (my least favorite parts). It will be nice to get to the end. I still have a few things I want to try but wanted to get all the in process...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-04-2017, 05:25 PM
Replies: 279
Views: 168,360
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Those look great, I really like the colors. I...

Those look great, I really like the colors. I need to start fishing metal lips more, I usually carry 1 or 2 but they are really not part of my 'goto' list of plugs.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-04-2017, 05:21 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 10,889
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I did end up ordering new clear coat and I've had...

I did end up ordering new clear coat and I've had no issues at all with the first 3 batches. No crystals forming at all.

I did find out the hard way it also interacts with the flouro green I was...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-04-2017, 05:16 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 14,571
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Thanks Paul I really do appreciate it, but really...

Thanks Paul I really do appreciate it, but really not worth the effort to learn a new plug without being able to do a batch and experiment with them.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-04-2017, 02:05 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 14,571
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Thanks Paul but you can hold on to it. I didn't...

Thanks Paul but you can hold on to it. I didn't know they were hard to come by. I like the idea of fishing eel skins on them in the canal but I'll just come up with another way to get an eel skin...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-04-2017, 09:55 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 14,571
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Just bumping this up as messing with a conrad jr...

Just bumping this up as messing with a conrad jr has been on my list for a while and it took me a while to search and find this thread which had some great info in it. Any idea if anyone carries...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-26-2017, 04:15 PM
Replies: 279
Views: 168,360
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
paint, wire, epoxy, cuss, repeat... :) ...

paint, wire, epoxy, cuss, repeat... :)

Starting to think air brushing is mostly a waste of time for what I really fish. I think I might be better off just spray bombing base coats of white,yellow...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-26-2017, 04:10 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 10,889
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
That is interesting. I had a lot more crystals...

That is interesting. I had a lot more crystals in the batch I did at noon than the one from this morning but I think I caught most of them when brushing it on, i tried to put it on as thin as I...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-26-2017, 11:57 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 10,889
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Ya, thanks Paul. I played around with it again...

Ya, thanks Paul. I played around with it again this morning. I had warmed the epoxy yesterday before mixing and then I was just applying it from the warm cup I mixed it in and I think that caused...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-25-2017, 12:19 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 10,889
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
ya I wired another batch this morning, wore...

ya I wired another batch this morning, wore gloves the whole time and never touched the paint. I washed cup/brush with alcohol, same problems + a new one (crystals forming in the epoxy). I Quit...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-24-2017, 06:06 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 10,889
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
grrrrr

I lost the first epoxy fight of the year today and need to vent.:smash:

I had a lot of fish eyes in this batch andplaces it wouldn't cover, so I did a second coat which usually works and levels it...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-20-2017, 06:10 PM
Replies: 279
Views: 168,360
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
It sure wasnt last year. Most of those had been...

It sure wasnt last year. Most of those had been hanging in the rack for quite a while. I usually beat up 1 or 2 of each color each year so doesnt take long to add up. I really havent done the...
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