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08-09-2008, 09:21 PM
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Covered in Sawdust
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 358
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Grommets - necessary?
I spun up some needlefish and decided that I didn't want to put grommets in the belly holes. The first thing a friend of mine says is "where are the grommets?" I feel that they are not that necessary. I'd like to hear what some of you think.
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08-10-2008, 06:22 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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your strange
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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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08-11-2008, 09:07 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,748
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Hard wood no... soft wood yes... both work with no issues, I prefer to use them to acheive a "finished" look....
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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08-11-2008, 08:38 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Falmouth, Ma
Posts: 1,520
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I use them on everything.. makes it look all nice and purty  |
60 % of the time, it works every time.
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08-10-2008, 07:34 AM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
Posts: 8,484
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i use them .. With the mamouth cows I haul in, I fear the barrel swivel working on the wood/sealer.. This could be all in my head . I take an extra step and marine epoxy mine in .
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Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
(dob 4-21-07)
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08-10-2008, 10:17 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
Posts: 5,451
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no
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Why even try......... 
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08-10-2008, 10:19 AM
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Plug Paladin
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Jackson, N.J.
Posts: 1,132
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Depends on my mood if I use them or not.
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08-10-2008, 12:10 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
Posts: 8,484
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You guys talked me into it ... will try no grommet next batch of needles ... will try little hole too ..
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Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
(dob 4-21-07)
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08-10-2008, 12:51 PM
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Covered in Sawdust
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 358
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Thanks guys. The only time I use them are on some of the big swimmer I make. I guess they would be good to use on the softwood like red cedar. Time to go smack some sense into my friend.
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08-10-2008, 01:15 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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I like to use them! I like the finished look! Call me strange but I like to dot all the "i's" and cross the "t's"! It protects the belly hole from getting pounded to heck and I think the fact that you might get a little noise from the swivel hitting the grommet is not a bad thing! Some will say it will enable the fish to leverage the swivel against the edge of the grommet but I have not had one fail yet?! Its all up to the individual.....some like them, some don't! 
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Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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