Lefty Clones

[Karl F]

Originally posted by Backbeach Jake
F-ff-f-f--forty bucks! Pretty though.

I dunno , I've got a schweet BBJ, I wouldn't part with for $40

I remember a discussion on the boards that no plug was worth $30..... I dunno about that..... if you figure time and craftmanship on a lot of these customs, plus hardware, paint, epoxy, and wood, never mind tools and electricity....... ain't nobody gonna get rich at $30, or even $40......

[Young Salt]

Be careful keeping the pink eye so close to the other plugs....the yellow one looks like it's starting to catch it already

Great job.....spitting image of the original

[Tagger]

Try making one,, its not the $5.00,,,its the time spent making it .. to me its factory work ...sux..

[Nebe]

One of my plugs just went for $100

[Krispy]

Try making one,, its not the $5.00,,,its the time spent making it .. to me its factory work ...sux..

Try making what?.. The Lefty? or plugs...
I wouldnt make it, cuz I'd never throw it. Not for $40 and not fer $4. Im sure it swims nice, but I couldnt leave it in my bag long enough to find the decent conditions needed to throw it

[Slipknot]

Originally posted by Eben
One of my plugs just went for $100

NICE
and one of mine went for more than that last year


In order for me to be able to make a living building plugs, I'd have to be able to cut my time per plug down from about 1 hour down to 12 minutes and charge 20 bucks per plug.

[Nebe]

Originally posted by Slipknot
NICE
and one of mine went for more than that last year

Feels good doesnt it?? I have to admit the plug was a glass one.. If it was one of my wood ones I would be jumping for joy


I could never and will never(well never say never) make plugs to make $$$ The only way i think it would be realistic would be to sub out the turning to a big time turner with the right gear and then solely paint and assemble. The repetition would drive me insane though I have such respect for the pros who do this full time.

[Nebe]

Originally posted by Krispy
Slip, that comes out to $200k per year, 40 hr work week

Dont forget about expenses.. Wood, paint, wire, swivils, Hooks.. Then you get into the invisible stuff like insurance, taxes, rent....
I dont think its easy to get rich making plugs.

[Slipknot]

Right , and to make a plug in 12 minutes I would need 5 employees making it senseless to do.

When I quit college I tried a job in a machine shop I was some guys assistant but some of the times I sat at machines and ran them,and it was so boring the time went by so slowly, I didn't last 2 weeks.

75 g's would be a reasonable years salary for 50 weeks of making high end plugs, but it's kinda tedious work doing such a large volume. Kind of takes the fun out of it.

[Backbeach Jake]

Tagger's right, to mass-produce plugs is factory work, and it does suck. I try to do what interests me at the moment and when that run is done, so am I for the most part. I truly don't understand how Habs and Tattoo can do what they do. Tens of thousands of top notch plugs year after year is HARD work. I'm glad and grateful that they do it, but I just can't. So when I say "40 bucks!!" it's just the little Scott in me betraying his thriftyness. I mean really what else made custom , by a Master's hand, in this world can be had for such a price.

[Nebe]

Originally posted by Backbeach Jake
I truly don't understand how Habs and Tattoo can do what they do.

I know Hab's secret.... Kielbassa and cabbage

Good music gets me through the day when i'm humping out 120 christmas ornaments or 25 vases...

[steelhead]

Mac, I was thinking about them the other day. I've never seen one. Can you post some info on sizes, weights, lips, etc. based on what you know of them? I've heard great things about them.

[justplugit]

Originally posted by Backbeach Jake
Tagger's right, to mass-produce plugs is factory work, and it does suck. I try to do what interests me at the moment and when that run is done, so am I for the most part. I truly don't understand how Habs and Tattoo can do what they do. Tens of thousands of top notch plugs year after year is HARD

And they need to consistently catch year after year to form the reputation they have. Hobbies soon become work when your income depends on it.

[jomlt9@AOL.COM]

Mac the leftys are 25 bucks each and yes u can get them in jersey lefty gives out tickets before u get in the flea markets. You need a ticket to go to his table and on that ticket min is one max is 4 swimmers but they are sweet and one of the best action i have ever seen....