Wow! I remember Newell Guy. He was at the first breakfast I ever went to with the interwebnet fishing guys. You, Skitterpop, Carl J. , Big Dave were there amonst others. Newelly came in with this giant pink squid plug and I thought "that's for me! Gotta get a lathe!" The went to the canal and BM demonstrated how to work plugs and sold a few. Big Dave showed how to cast across the ditch and explode a reel. That was an awesome day.
to those I can't remember, my apologys, I blame it on that pink squid plug.