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03-26-2010, 10:29 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: L.I.NY
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Conrads et al
A few Conrads old school & Dave Anderson style
Thanks Capesams for eyes[I'll need some practice]
Needles from scrap maple they felt right @ 7" & 1 3/4oz.
Lipless eyes Jfig -Thanks
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03-27-2010, 08:57 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Grafton, Ma
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do you sleep? hahaha...nice group of plugs. Hope you have time this spring to fish them all!!!!
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03-27-2010, 09:24 AM
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Chris Blouin
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Warren, RI
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nice looking stuff, that marble one is sweet!
conrads have to be one of the most underrated plugs around, no one throws them any more or commerically builds them.
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03-27-2010, 11:26 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chefchris401
conrads have to be one of the most underrated plugs around, no one throws them any more or commerically builds them.
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you got that right. You have to make your own lips so that is why most don't. I do think there are lips available now but have not seen them yet so I can't say if they are exact or a hybrid type lip.
Great looking plugs mfm22, esp. the skin ones |
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03-27-2010, 09:02 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: new bedford, Ma.
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those look great!
the conrad was one of my most productive plugs last year.
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Nobody calls me Lebowski. You got the wrong guy. I'm the Dude, man.
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03-28-2010, 07:59 AM
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time to go
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Very nice work!
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03-28-2010, 07:33 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: North Branford,Ct.
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Very nice. I love doing swirls. I been using a latex glove and twirling the plug thru my closed hand. How did you do yours?
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Billy D.
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03-29-2010, 09:56 AM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The Sack Of Mass
Posts: 2,357
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NJ Tackle has a conrad lip now too. The plugs look perfect!
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03-29-2010, 12:07 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 2,038
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Nice and clean
Maple?
Birch?
Cedar?
Basswood?
Wondering what you used, as I've seen guys use all manner of wood on these.
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03-29-2010, 12:31 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: L.I.NY
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pbadad- simple saran wrap[tip via Joe figs-thanks Joe ]
canalman - I know ,have them also more multi purp lip very close but without turned up sides wire hole is lower...Saltys were better for this job
Woody- none of the above -ayc as I had it,turns nice and is denser than pine/ red cedar/basswood.. maple might be nice
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03-29-2010, 12:41 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 2,038
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Thanks
Maple was what Danny used- get's them down deeeeeeeeep.
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03-29-2010, 02:46 PM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The Sack Of Mass
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mfm22
canalman - I know ,have them also more multi purp lip very close but without turned up sides wire hole is lower...Saltys were better for this job
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The Saltys is perfect for that build yes, that's why I suggested them in the article. 
Woody, I did some research on the Conrads and found that there were two different ones (sinking and floating) the floaters were made of pine and sinkers maple or birch. Of course I did not have a wide array of plugs to choose from so there may be other intermediate versions as well. Have you been able to confirm the use of maple in the floaters? Just curious. I borrowed a well-used floater that was clearly made of pine. Interesting how these guys made slight variations like this.
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