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11-02-2001, 11:41 AM
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New Creations
Had to try out my first attempts at home made plugs this AM. Sorry no pictures yet.
6" long mahogony darter. turned and through drilled, then I put an angle on the face with the drum on my belt sander so it is kind of cupped like an old bass lure I have kicking around. Put a #4 splitshot just behind the front hook. It dives about 2 feet with a very slow wobble nose down. it doesn't dart as much as the superstrike, but it does have a nice steady wobble. I just shot it with some clear finish to seal it so I could test it.
4 1/2" inch polaris style popper, drilled out the cup with a 1" bit, kind of looks like the cup on a famous RI plug makers plugs. It throws a nice bow wake with a steady retrieve and a good splash when you pop it. The weighting could be a little better, I think it might be floating a little too high in the water.
Hope to get some pictures up soon.
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11-02-2001, 12:33 PM
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Great to see you are making progress.......I'll post some pictures of a recent bath of poppers later this weekend. They might help you with yours.
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11-02-2001, 01:13 PM
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Here they are photos leav something to be desired though[IMG]c:/temp/plugs.bmp[/IMG]
Last edited by Fishpart; 11-02-2001 at 01:21 PM..
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11-02-2001, 01:46 PM
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11-02-2001, 05:45 PM
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Fishpart - you need to upload as a jpg or gif... Bitmaps (BMP) tend to be real big...
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11-03-2001, 05:42 PM
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I'll need to try agin Monday I left the disk at the salt mines.
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11-04-2001, 07:59 AM
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Fishpart,
Here is the popper as promised. Weight is placed about 3/8 from the back of the plug. Plug weighs 1.75 oz.
Last edited by MAC; 09-24-2006 at 12:03 PM..
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11-04-2001, 06:32 PM
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Hey - it looks a little anorexic up at the neck (not intended to be distasteful or offend anyone  )... kidding  |
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11-05-2001, 08:33 AM
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OK - here you go... Fishparts Plugs....
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11-05-2001, 08:39 AM
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John,
Thank You.
I plan on finishing them some time this winter, but HAD to see how they worked. Based on the way most people seem to be finishing plugs I would say it makes sense to do them in a batch rather than one at a time.
I too must learn to use the power of the FORCE
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