Beachmaster Darters @ SWE.com

[striper134]

Guys/Gails,

Happy New Year!

The first delivery of Beachmaster Plugs has arrived at the SWE. We're sure most of you on s-b.com are familiar w/ Beachmaster, but for those who aren’t this is another top-quality custom plug. Beachmaster Darters are turned from rock maple, thru wired, and use top quality oversized swivels for extra strength. _They feature a very durable finish and weigh in at 3 ounces. The eye is even epoxied in place. In a few weeks we will see a batch of 6” Danny’s as well. These plugs will go fast so order online or call soon. Their at http://www.saltwateredge.com/miva/4....egory_Code=BMP now but feel free to contact Peter Graeber after 10am at the store at 866-SWE-ORDER.

Beachmaster Plugs come without hooks; we do have the 3/0 open-eye Mustad trebles that Beachmaster recommends as well as 3/0 VMC’s and split rings. Prices are $21.99 per Darter. $22.99 with Mustads, and $23.99 with VMC’s._
Hooks and split rings are available separately as well.

We've also set up a new e-mail just for surf fisherman to keep everyone posted as to when and what custom plugs are arriving at the shop. Sign up for our “As the Wood Turns” email on the homepage to be the first to know when new wood arrives. We will also be trying to treat our web subscribers with first dibs on delivered plugs. As always “First Come First Serve”.
Thanks for the business.

SWE CREW

[tlapinski]

these are some awesome darters! if i didn't already have a nice little stock pile started, i would surely add to it.

any word on any other beachmaster plugs coming in?

[striper134]

The swimmers should arrive soon. We think mid February.
SWE

[missing link]

NICE PLUGS, I like the olive, gold ,white belly can I have one please I said please
later LINK

[Nebe]

Would a 6/0 siwash dressed in bucktail/flash kill the action on a darter???

[Nebe]

To be more specific.. would this kill the action??

[Diamond Tackle]

They make Nice Darters.
Just a question, and I HOPE this is not taken the wrong way, as I use Beachmaster pencil poppers with much success at montauk, and own a few darters too but have not tried them yet ,but im sure they will catch.

Heres the question. Why No hooks and no eyes from the manufacturer? Other than that little mystery, I think its a great plug.

[goosefish]

Eben, I've caught with a siwash on the rear and a 4/0 on the belly. They say this arrangment gives the plug more dig. I did some brief tests, in a rip, and couldn't really see any difference in plug preformance. Most the darters I've got have two trebles.

Nice spot

[Skitterpop]

Want Needles

[Nebe]

Goosefish, I meant would the bucktail kill the action... did you use a tail or just a hook...
Darters are new to me.

[Diamond Tackle]

Eben,
I like that BUSHY siwash trailer hook. Its got personality.
I am a just a little worried about the case in the background marked "radioactive" though.

[goosefish]

Tail--plug looked great in the water, though I don't think it bit any harder than with a simple rear treble. I know guys who swear by the siwash/feather on the rear. I'm lazy, that's all.

Reel pause, reel pause, reel pause--should feel the plug work against the rod tip. The more current the better; I've never really done jack with a darter on still waters--some say you can.

[Nebe]

Originally posted by Tinman
Eben,
I like that BUSHY siwash trailer hook. Its got personality.
I am a just a little worried about the case in the background marked "radioactive" though.

oh chit...the secrets out!

thats the moniter to my Imac

[Diamond Tackle]

Yer Probably right. If you can get $3 mil for spilling hot coffe on yourself I guess a hook thru the scalp must be worth at least what. like 10 mil. Its a real shame that its come to this.

Salty, the nice UPS LADY was here. Thanks for the NICE DANNY with the pink sides, and the little "crazy bugger" is SWEEEEEET. Cant wait to get out an test swim them both .

Hey, can we hijack this thread like all the others ?

Originally posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
Tinman 10x odds says it's a attempt to skirt LIABILITY.....wonder how many lure guys out there have insurance to protect themselves from some person hooking themselves in an eye etc etc.

I considered hookless a while ago too because of this stuff. But I just said eff it and added a second business policy.

[goosefish]

Eben-- I keep fondling the pink one I picked up, walking around the house with the plug in my hand, like a kid with a new toy.
Maybe you could wrap me up a pink stern feather? It'd look sweet.

[Nebe]

Sure I'll do it right now... add it to my eel tab

[goosefish]

Ok
One 6/0 Siwash with feather plus your labor=one eel, hand picked and blessed by me.

I'II set you up. But man we got some wintery time ahead. I'm with Slingah, as we all are--BRING ME SPRING

[Nebe]

there ya go-

[fishweewee]

Betcha can't blow a glass darter.

[goosefish]

Eben-- thanks. Looks like fresh hair?

[Slingah]

put a disclaimer on em
and send em rigged

hi gf...spring..spring..........

I'll take 1 of each

[Nebe]

Weewee, If I really wanted to I could I'd have to make a 2 part plaster/silica mold... too much work. I'll stick to needlefish and squiddies. Someon asked me tomake a glass horse once, so now I can say I've blown a horse

Goosefish, no fishhair.. pearl krystal flash, white and pink bucktail wrapped with read nylon thread, then epoxied.

[BasicPatrick]

Originally posted by fishweewee
Betcha can't blow a glass darter.

Oh Come on guys I know that it is very early in the winter but we can not let this go by untouched



dasher...nope that's xmass

I never heard of a glass joggger

[fishweewee]

Originally posted by Eben
Weewee, If I really wanted to I could

I double dog dare ya.

[JohnR]

Heres the question. Why No hooks and no eyes from the manufacturer? Hopefully its not an attempt to find a loophole in the F.E.T,cause there are no loopholes. A lure co.here in Belmar NJ tried that a while ago, not sucessfully I might add.
Other than that little mystery, I think its a great plug.

Originally posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
Tinman 10x odds says it's a attempt to skirt LIABILITY.....wonder how many lure guys out there have insurance to protect themselves from some person hooking themselves in an eye etc etc.

I considered hookless a while ago too because of this stuff. But I just said eff it and added a second business policy.

As for the plugs, I LOVE Beachmaster Dannys - haven't tried their darters yet. As for hookless, with more than a few people I've talked to, they ship 'em that way because the fella that buys these things (and other high end plugs) tend to want to customize them and outfit them the way they like. Yeh - a few years ago I freaked out when I first started buying the dannys for more than I was spending on other "production" swimmers which had hooks but they weren't the run of the mill dannys available then. The typical person spending twenty+ smackers on a plug is often looking beyond the "stock" plug and wanting to tweak a bit. Someone might want a VMC, someone might want a HD Mustad, somone might want a trebble in back and some might want a holographic, mylar-tinseled, dipped in squid stripped juice single-siwash. The people buying these aren't going to Ocean State Job lot to buy tackle. You two certainly know that.

[fishweewee]

[Nebe]

Those beachmasters have a brusehd on EPOXY clear coat... its hard as nails

[metallip]

SORRY BUT WE USE A SPRAY GUN

[fishweewee]

Mr. Metal Lip...would it hurt the action to put an extra coat of epoxy over the darters? I wanna cry when I see that paint job hit the rocks ...

[metallip]

ANY CLEAR WILL CHIP WHEN YOU HIT ROCKS YOU CAN TRY TO PUT MORE EPOXY ON WITHOUT CHANGINGTHE ACTION BUT IT MAY NOT STICK TO MY PLUG