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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

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Old 02-12-2008, 07:27 AM   #1
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Last peek before plugfest

a few needles, 9", 6" and 5" stubby, fast and slow sink, the fast sink are Mahogany, the slow sink are AWC..

40's and Pikies..
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Old 02-12-2008, 07:35 AM   #2
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Next is Bugzilla II... Some of you may remember the original Propzilla I had at plugfest last year.... I never was happy with the tail action, so I widend the middle, redistributed the weight and shortend the tail... the results are exactly what I was looking for, in lue of the prop I went with a pair of #4 spinner blade "legs" this thing kicks up quite a fuss, I plan of trolling it for SBFT, but wont be oppsed to trolling the surf break at dawn with it either, she weighs just over 5 ounces and is 12" long...

Below is a Tagger inspired skin plug, I remembered Taggers experiment while digging around a bucket and finding an old eel "whistle" I had long forgottten about... the hook hanger/line pull is secured in the belly via a 1"#4 SS screw, the plug is drilled clean through on center with a 3/16 drill bit and the face chamfered to help inflate the skin....
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Old 02-12-2008, 08:13 AM   #3
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The mother of all jitterbugs.........awesome.
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Old 02-12-2008, 08:19 AM   #4
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Those swimmers with the brown striping are just insane! Man that is so classic looking. Man those two are the best yet.

I wish I could be productive like that.

Awesome job!

Why even try.........
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