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justplugit · 12-11-2003, 10:29 PM

After this post, I will have exhausted all the info that is offered in the books I have.
Tins were improved by the addition of keels helping the lure to ride at a more shallow depth. Two fisherman,Charlie Graves and Charlie Pasquale were instrumental in their development.

According to Nick Karas,"The earliest plugs for saltwater fishing were adaptions of freshwater varieties,designed for Black Bass and Northern Pike". Names that come to mind are creek chub,atom and heddon.
This is where alot of you guys including VB,WINCH,and others who collect and turn ,would have alot more info then any current books i have found. In addition info on the master turners like Bob Pond ,from Mass, Danny Pichney,from New York,and Bob Hahn ,from New Jersey is difficult to find and our local guys know alot more then the books tell.
There was a great article on THE ORIGINAL DANNY: The man and his Plug by Charley Soares in this Decembers, ON THE WATER. The only info i have on Bob Hahn, Pt. Pleasant N.J. comes from a seminar he had 12 -15 years ago.As i remember it ,he was a big tall guy ,soft spoken who really knew his stuff. I have 3 of his plugs ,that have been retired, that were the reason i really started to catch bass. The paint has held up really good for the use they have had. I remember him saying"get the plug to dig, than reel as slow as u can. When u think your reeling too slow,reel slower.There are alot of local guys who knew him well ,and if i can get more info i will post it.

It sounds like there will be some great new books out by the members of this forum.The sooner the better as it is so hard to find good info,let alone in one source.

It was fun doing this small bit but more importantly i learned things i didn't know. As usual,the more i learn about fishing the more i realize i don't know! Hope the info was useful. Thanks.

12-11-2003, 10:29 PM	#3
justplugit Registered Grandpa iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: east coast Posts: 8,592	LAST CHAPTER After this post, I will have exhausted all the info that is offered in the books I have. Tins were improved by the addition of keels helping the lure to ride at a more shallow depth. Two fisherman,Charlie Graves and Charlie Pasquale were instrumental in their development. According to Nick Karas,"The earliest plugs for saltwater fishing were adaptions of freshwater varieties,designed for Black Bass and Northern Pike". Names that come to mind are creek chub,atom and heddon. This is where alot of you guys including VB,WINCH,and others who collect and turn ,would have alot more info then any current books i have found. In addition info on the master turners like Bob Pond ,from Mass, Danny Pichney,from New York,and Bob Hahn ,from New Jersey is difficult to find and our local guys know alot more then the books tell. There was a great article on THE ORIGINAL DANNY: The man and his Plug by Charley Soares in this Decembers, ON THE WATER. The only info i have on Bob Hahn, Pt. Pleasant N.J. comes from a seminar he had 12 -15 years ago.As i remember it ,he was a big tall guy ,soft spoken who really knew his stuff. I have 3 of his plugs ,that have been retired, that were the reason i really started to catch bass. The paint has held up really good for the use they have had. I remember him saying"get the plug to dig, than reel as slow as u can. When u think your reeling too slow,reel slower.There are alot of local guys who knew him well ,and if i can get more info i will post it. It sounds like there will be some great new books out by the members of this forum.The sooner the better as it is so hard to find good info,let alone in one source. It was fun doing this small bit but more importantly i learned things i didn't know. As usual,the more i learn about fishing the more i realize i don't know! Hope the info was useful. Thanks.