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Old 04-28-2011, 06:42 AM   #1
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2011 Fish on custom wood thread

I haven't fished yet but surely someone has.

Lets get this thing kicked off. Have a good 2011 guys and post em if you have em.

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Old 04-28-2011, 09:13 AM   #2
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I got my first fish of the season on a copper spook that was in the salties box of blem/unfinished bodies . Not big but first fish of the season on my own plug, pretty sweet way to start off.

Didint crush the barbs cause i didnt think any fish would hit it this early in the season, there crushed now.
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Old 04-29-2011, 08:04 PM   #3
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......and away we go. 1.5 oz Musso clone darter (plugfest version). fished on an open beach, no current.

Still smiling.
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Old 04-29-2011, 08:13 PM   #4
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......and away we go. 1.5 oz Musso clone darter (plugfest version). fished on an open beach, no current.

Still smiling.
Nice. you suck. carry on

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Old 04-29-2011, 11:31 PM   #5
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Nice fish guys I still gotta paint my plugs yet lol
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Old 05-02-2011, 01:55 PM   #6
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......and away we go. 1.5 oz Musso clone darter (plugfest version). fished on an open beach, no current.

Still smiling.
I hate you...and your darters too. The dog's paw in the top right certainly authenticates things though...nice going.

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Old 05-02-2011, 03:46 PM   #7
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Do New York fish count?
Thanks for the inspiration on this site.
Nothing great but it's a start to the season for me.
Cant seem to get a pic of the plug up but got her on this one
http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...-surfster.html
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Old 05-02-2011, 04:40 PM   #8
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Nice fish, nice plug. Congrats.
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Old 04-30-2011, 06:53 PM   #9
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Old 05-01-2011, 12:02 PM   #10
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Hey guys,

More of a lurker here, but I wanted to post this in the thread because whether or not you guys are aware of it you have inspired/helped me a ton (mostly through using the search). I took this fish and 5 others last night on my plug, fish fish on my own plug that I have made start to finish!

Thanks again!
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Old 05-01-2011, 12:58 PM   #11
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Congrats.......I'll bet you are hooked now, big time.
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Old 05-02-2011, 04:37 AM   #12
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Nice job, great feeling when you catch on your own.
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Old 05-02-2011, 05:59 AM   #13
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Hooked isn't the word, haha. I got to stick two more tonight on the same plug. Although earlier in the night I casted away the one darter that I finished into the deep thanks to a knot deep in the spool I could not even say, should have maybe changed the line this year . I guess I will have to finish the four or so other blanks I made as that plug was meant for montauk!
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Old 05-06-2011, 01:15 PM   #14
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I'm too busy to fish these days, so if anyone catches something on one of my Skinnies please post a pic.

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Old 05-06-2011, 01:27 PM   #15
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I'm too busy to fish these days, so if anyone catches something on one of my Skinnies please post a pic.

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I would be happy to, do you need my shipping address?
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Old 05-07-2011, 04:59 PM   #16
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I'm too busy to fish these days, so if anyone catches something on one of my Skinnies please post a pic.

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W
Woody... I did not use your skinny today but it would have caught blues if i used it... I used an eelie repro in herring colors yakking on the South side of the Cape and the blues could not leave it alone... 7-9 pound choppers about 300 yards off the beach while yakking.. water is already warm with the sun the past few days on the shallow sound

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Old 05-07-2011, 11:59 AM   #17
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Hey guys,

I assume this won't count for a trophy but I wanted to share. The season opened this morning in WI. The first time I have been able to test any of my new plugs with hooks on them, so I went to the river to tune the new baits up. First cast with my new custom "Bluestreak" flaptail and bang
A gentleman that lives across the street from the river came over when I pulled up and was inquiring about the baits,"never seen any like that before", so I explained that I make them, casted out and bang.
Now mind you, no tape, no net, nothing but plieres to the tune baits. He runs across the street and gets a net and brought a tape as well. Laneded, measured but my camera phone locked up
A gentleman walking by took the pic with his phone...no measurement photo, I just wanted to get her back in the water.

43 inches and fat, first cast....the bait runs great, and so did all the others I tested. Damn good morning.

Buy the way the blood is mine, hard to land a nice musky from shore with little equipment

I hope everyone is having a great season opener

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Old 05-07-2011, 01:04 PM   #18
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If it means anything, I vote for that counts lol

AWESOME fish man! congrats

something clever and related to fishing
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Old 05-07-2011, 04:25 PM   #19
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Cool story. Cool fish. Thanks for posting it.
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Old 05-07-2011, 06:06 PM   #20
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Hey guys,

I assume this won't count for a trophy but I wanted to share. The season opened this morning in WI. The first time I have been able to test any of my new plugs with hooks on them, so I went to the river to tune the new baits up. First cast with my new custom "Bluestreak" flaptail and bang
A gentleman that lives across the street from the river came over when I pulled up and was inquiring about the baits,"never seen any like that before", so I explained that I make them, casted out and bang.
Now mind you, no tape, no net, nothing but plieres to the tune baits. He runs across the street and gets a net and brought a tape as well. Laneded, measured but my camera phone locked up
A gentleman walking by took the pic with his phone...no measurement photo, I just wanted to get her back in the water.

43 inches and fat, first cast....the bait runs great, and so did all the others I tested. Damn good morning.

Buy the way the blood is mine, hard to land a nice musky from shore with little equipment

I hope everyone is having a great season opener

MS
look at the head on that thing. Awesome catch. Congrats.

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Old 05-07-2011, 04:23 PM   #21
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Whoa... talk about an incredible way to start the season... you deserve it with all the work you put into your baits this winter...

Congrats... you are batting 1000 in my book!

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Old 05-07-2011, 05:56 PM   #22
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did not bring my camera to the cape.. here is the eelie I used to catch this blue filet that I am eating for dinner in a few minutes
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Old 05-08-2011, 06:28 PM   #23
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Yuck !

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did not bring my camera to the cape.. here is the eelie I used to catch this blue filet that I am eating for dinner in a few minutes
Glad to hear you didn't feed my plug to the vicious savages.

Ted The Greek did however- and one kept it !



Oh, the 'yuck' is for the pic of shark bait next to the plug.
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Old 05-08-2011, 10:08 PM   #24
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MS that fish is amazing!! Great to see and especially cause it's on your own plug!!!

That plug is sweet looking too.

We need a swap thread on this site!!!

Chris that plug is nice man, looks good with teeth marks!

Hope you bleed that bluefish and soaked that filet in some milk.

Awesome stuff guys!!
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Old 05-09-2011, 04:53 AM   #25
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Thanks a lot guys


She tore my left hand up pretty good. Not easy getting a 7" bait completely swallowed, with two 3/0 trebles buried in a soild bone mouth with only a channel locks, in enough time to get her back safely.
She is fine and my hand a small price to pay for a day long rush

Good luck with the new season,

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Old 05-15-2011, 08:45 AM   #26
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Caught on a Blond Terror canal special pencil. Thanks, Chris! Only fish I got last night, but I had another viscious hit on the same plug. This one measured out at 33" and was released.
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Old 05-19-2011, 07:30 PM   #27
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Hi Guys,
This one fell for a canal special, 34" tried to revive, didn't work yummy!!!!
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Old 05-20-2011, 01:23 PM   #28
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Here's a couple from yesterday. My first fish on a spook, nothing great but it's a start. And here's a pretty good fish on a pencil. 42" 26# on the boga.
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Old 06-10-2011, 08:41 AM   #29
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First cast=pow, then nothing.

Made one cast and partial drift with this 7.5" pichney stlye jointed eely and hooked right up...figured I was in for some fun and it turned out to be my only fish of the night. Still, its likely bigger than anything Numbskull has caught this year thus its a victory (albeit small) for me on mulitple fronts.
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Old 10-10-2011, 07:04 PM   #30
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Here is one of several recent bass on my Dad Bill's needlefish

After seeing all your work at Plugfest Bill really got into the scaling effect that he saw you guys doing so he made this 9 inch 2 1/2 oz green needle. It has gold scaling effect, his signature red throat and a cream belly. Casts really great. Floats and makes a great V wake. I picked up this 31 incher Sunday night and a 28 incher Monday morning. As you may know bass have been tough to come by on the Vineyard lately (also got a 31.99 incher -just under Derby size-on one of his black darters as well 2 weeks ago). His plugs keep producing, still looking for a really big fish on one. Maybe in RI during the MS Surf Challenge next weekend or Tri-State the following weekend. He is working on a few more black darters now, still going strong. He also does micro glitter since he saw that at Plugfest.
This "Hospitality Bass" became filets for the friend who provided the weekend room for me this weekend and 2 weekends ago.
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