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Old 02-26-2010, 10:26 AM   #1
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The joys and pains of plugbuilding

Here's the completed lineup, a nice pichney troller sr, and a good example of what happens when you get up at 4 am to do tail wraps and your pliers slip...no stitches as I didn't feel like driving 30 minutes....just splattered a little system 3 on the gash and it healed right over...
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It's not the bait
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Old 02-26-2010, 10:34 AM   #2
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one more of the wall and also my "custom" epoxy dryer..
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It's not the bait
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Old 02-26-2010, 10:44 AM   #3
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Another inch and a half lower and it would have been a lot worse!
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Old 02-26-2010, 10:52 AM   #4
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Who's that old guy in the picture?
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Old 02-26-2010, 11:05 AM   #5
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Another inch and a half lower and it would have been a lot worse!
No doubt about it.

You can never be too careful with regard to eye/face protection. In this one instance I was performing a seemingly "safe" procedure without my shield on and the next minute I was seeing stars.

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Old 02-26-2010, 11:11 AM   #6
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Sweet looking pluggage......But how the hell do you hit yourself in the face doing tail wraps.......I've lost plenty of Knuckle meat....but the face

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Old 02-26-2010, 11:15 AM   #7
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Sweet looking pluggage......But how the hell do you hit yourself in the face doing tail wraps.......I've lost plenty of Knuckle meat....but the face
A week ago I actually skinned the bridge of my nose pretty good and should have learned then. I was pulling on the wire with a pair of channel lock pliers and they simply slipped off the end of the wire. Its a technique problem, no doubt.

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Old 02-26-2010, 11:16 AM   #8
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I'll take a guess. round nose pliers in the loop and vice grips on the end of the wire trying to really pull the last part of the loop tight, and the vice grips slip.
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Old 02-26-2010, 11:40 AM   #9
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I'll take a guess. round nose pliers in the loop and vice grips on the end of the wire trying to really pull the last part of the loop tight, and the vice grips slip.
You're close, I had an old drill bit in my vise to form the loop around and was pulling with the channel locks....the loop did come out perfect, though.


Anyways, for any of you who don't know me already, I'll be the guy at TFCTFN with the gash above his eye...please stop and say hello....

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Old 02-26-2010, 12:14 PM   #10
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"Say hello to my little friend" and then he pulls out his channel locks

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"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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Old 02-26-2010, 01:50 PM   #11
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all too familiar with this. I've popped myself in the mouth twice due to the little fixture I use.

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Old 02-26-2010, 11:21 AM   #12
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bet you didn't know this was a contact sport, hobby

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Old 02-26-2010, 05:56 PM   #13
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I agree I'd be lost without my small vice grips, but even those slip off sometimes. I punched myself in the nose one day.

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Old 02-27-2010, 12:47 AM   #14
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