I have been making plugs for about a year but have been a woodworker and fisherman my entire life (53 yrs). I just mastered e-tex coating this Fall after I] made a rotating device to improve my curing stage. I used to only freshwater flyfish, then mostly SW flyfish but rarely caught an keepers on the fly so started plug fishing 4yrs ago. I still love to flyfish for trout in small NE streams and on the white river in VT for beefy rainbows.
Thus far I have only sold plugs at my church XMAS fundraiser.. raised $800 last Dec for charity (40 plugs @ $20 each)
I surfcast and kayak troll off Cape Ann, Barnstable harbor, RI Southern beaches,Block, Elizabeth Islands, and some LI beaches as well.
here are are of my newer plugs made in the past 6 weeks
My burple sparkle version of a commercial modified darter
My catscratch handpainted round nose swimmer
My large slope head troller for kayak fishing in special waters off the cape
I wanted to attend plugfest but was XC skiing that weekend. the plugs looked!!
I have a General maxi lathe VS (a robust mini) and a sweet bowl lathe Vega 2600 for big salad bowls and lamps
Most of my plugs are made with AYC but I also use maple, cherry, and some mahogany as well... I have a lot of cutoffs in my bin pefect for plugs...
I want to thank you guys for all the valuble info I have obtained by lurking here for the past 2-3 years
chris