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10-08-2013, 08:08 AM
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Land OF Forgotten Toys
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Central MA
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Stoked
Made my first attempts at darters last year. Effed up about a dozen bodies till I got my jigs set up. Then made this prototype out of Spalted beech (shaking my head). Hadn't given it much of a thought. Until last week. Decided to give it a test swim. Well she swam beautifully and cast well to boot. Unweighted. Not bad for a first finished darter. I am thrilled.
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10-08-2013, 10:33 AM
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Annisquam Assassin
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Peabody, MA
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Nice!!!
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10-08-2013, 01:04 PM
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Mojo
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Taunton
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Is the plug laminated? Cool looking.
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10-08-2013, 01:25 PM
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Land OF Forgotten Toys
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mojo7
Is the plug laminated? Cool looking.
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No that is the natural grain of the wood.
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10-08-2013, 06:15 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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looking good.
I had pretty good luck with a large white Pichney copy in the canal early summer around the slack stage. Not much luck since.
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10-08-2013, 07:28 PM
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Land OF Forgotten Toys
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Originally Posted by ProfessorM
looking good.
I had pretty good luck with a large white Pichney copy in the canal early summer around the slack stage. Not much luck since.
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This really had a nice sweep to it I am not really thinking the heavy canal current. But more of a beach plug.
To be honest when I first tossed it out I was expecting it to come in twirling out of control. It had a nice action in fact. Now I gotta
Check it in a more normal wood. Spalted Beech is cool for a one of. But not using that stuff for many plugs.
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10-08-2013, 06:31 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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10-08-2013, 09:28 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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never heard the term Spalted before... and i took dendrology at Paul Smith's 
what's it mean? the plug looks pissah |
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10-09-2013, 02:19 AM
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Land OF Forgotten Toys
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Central MA
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It is in reference to the irregular grain the black marking in it is I beleive due to a reaction between the sap and moisture in the wood. Could be washed up in that theory. But you also see Spalted maple etc.
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10-09-2013, 06:36 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
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Spalting is from a fungus in the wood
nice plug
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