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03-19-2008, 06:35 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,748
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The two "D"s
Darters and Dannys of coarse...
the Darters are a copy of Jack Frech's large Montauk darter, using two different sketches with demensions, Idid the best I could to replicate it,I'm pleased wit the results, his were made from birch, I did make some from birch,most of these these are made from Duglass fir, which is cose in desity to birch, it just has a crush rating slightly lower.. I made a few from pine as well, both swam equaly as well... these are heavy plugs (3.50-3.75 ounces) and require lively water to make them do their thing, after a test in the Ipswich river rapids, I took to the to the mouth of the merrimack for a "real" test.... on a dropping tide they pulled hard and dug deep, I kept waiting for the strike that never came... 2 more months...
The Danny's will be in the next post:
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03-19-2008, 06:41 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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These are my large danny's, being just shy of 8" and weighing 3.5 ounces thanks to heavy weighting and a pine body... they tend to roll alot less and snake a litttle better than their WRC cousins I make...I also feel that keeping the hooks tight to the body also aids in controlling the roll...
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03-19-2008, 07:42 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cumberland, RI
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2 solid plugs right there... nice job
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Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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03-19-2008, 08:20 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
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Joe your killing me! I turn two bodies a night and feel good about myself and then you go an post this.......I wish I had the get up and go you do.
As usual my friend, just gorgeous stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
ARGH, I GOT TO GET OFF MY ASS AND TURN MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Why even try......... 
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03-19-2008, 09:14 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Smart move waiting until after Plugfest to build those. Otherwise there would have been a stampede. Either that or Flap would have attached himself you to like a 7 foot leech. Beautiful job on both.
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03-19-2008, 11:15 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Nice Joe. You mind Pm'ing me on how you weighted the dannies. I am curious.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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03-19-2008, 11:28 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
Posts: 5,985
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Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
Smart move waiting until after Plugfest to build those. Otherwise there would have been a stampede. Either that or Flap would have attached himself you to like a 7 foot leech. Beautiful job on both.
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Ayup, me three...
Awesome! |
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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03-19-2008, 01:15 PM
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OLDGOAT7205963
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: CAPE
Posts: 693
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WOW Enough said
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03-19-2008, 02:09 PM
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Hernia Pikie Maker
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: e. prov r.i.
Posts: 1,176
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sweet
great job  |
its no ones fault
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03-19-2008, 04:26 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: some where on the water
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03-19-2008, 06:22 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 1,442
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Nice plugage 
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03-19-2008, 09:29 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: jerseyshore
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Very nice.More classic's..
Drill the front of a danny up on a angle to shorten the belly swivel.
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FORE!
It's usually darkest just before it turns Black..
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03-25-2008, 07:05 PM
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surfwalker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 388
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Joe Rockfish9,
The Flaptail told me how to find you, so I could thank you once again for giving me that big blue Surfster out of your bag at Plugfest...to "field test". I will be doing just that come May, and I think I know exactly where. I o u 1. Sauerkraut.
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03-26-2008, 07:00 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,748
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SAUERKRAUT
Joe Rockfish9,
The Flaptail told me how to find you, so I could thank you once again for giving me that big blue Surfster out of your bag at Plugfest...to "field test". I will be doing just that come May, and I think I know exactly where. I o u 1. Sauerkraut.
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