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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

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Old 05-24-2005, 08:06 PM   #1
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First Plug, first cast....

...caught a bass.

Friday evening on a rocky shoreline I cast this plug (I hope I posted the picture correctly) and caught a nice 20" schoolie on the first cast of the night. a heckuva feeling.

The plug was my first off the lathe and this was the first time I cast one of my own. The paint is white with a purple haze, a white bucktail with four white and one red feather.

I have sat and watched and hopefully learned something from the amazing work you all are putting out there.

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Old 05-24-2005, 08:20 PM   #2
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Sorry, this pic was too big the first time (probably still not the right size but here goes).
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Old 05-24-2005, 08:51 PM   #3
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Well. that's exactly what building your own is all about!! Congratulations! Nice looking plug, too. Gonna copy it.
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Old 05-25-2005, 12:46 PM   #4
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ain't life grand, when something like that happens... nice work..
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Old 05-25-2005, 12:50 PM   #5
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Sweet...that's a great feeling!!!
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Old 05-25-2005, 12:52 PM   #6
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nicely done dude.

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Old 05-25-2005, 12:58 PM   #7
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AWESOME!

Don't ya just love it when a plan comes together

Now hang the plug up for retirement so you'll always have it.
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Old 05-25-2005, 04:20 PM   #8
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excellent -- what a great felling.

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Old 05-25-2005, 07:49 PM   #9
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Nice shape, nice color,and best of all ya know it catches.

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Old 05-25-2005, 07:58 PM   #10
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This really is a lot of fun. I even had managed to convince my wife to get me the lathe for xmas.

After I caught that fish I threw that plug a few more times and played around, got it to walk the dog and swim with a nice little tailwag. I did not want to lose it so I soon put it back in the bag. It turned out pretty nice and I think it is a shape and style I will copy.

I have a few more knock offs that I have thrown together. I was disappointed in the quality of the picture, so when I can a get a better photo, I will post some more pics.

The work you guys do is inspirational and humbling at the same time. Thanks a lot to you all.

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