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12-17-2005, 09:14 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Kentucky
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Something a little different
Been playing with some new stuff lately. Idea for these came from a friend of mine who does a lot of musky fishing (lurks here too so maybe I can guilt him into joining us  ). Uses a lot of jerkbaits/gliders. Cool looking plugs and the action is right to tempt stripers too. Sooo I've been experimenting with thoughts of stripers rather than musky. I'm still messing around some with weighing and various shapes. Here are the first couple. Right around 1 1/2 oz. Slow sinkers. Action all depends on the person holding the rod. Twitch the rod, the plug will dart in one direction, and come to a slow glide before it starts to slowly sink again. Twitch again, does the same in the other direction. Basically, think of a spook or slugo  Can be used on top, but more of a just below surface type bait that occassional breaks the surface. As its a sinker, you could also work it at deeper depths. Something to keep me entertained through the winter as I probably won't get them in front of fish until spring and find out if I need to make a bunch more
Jigman
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12-17-2005, 09:35 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
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I like em 
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12-17-2005, 09:36 AM
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Certified Mass-hole
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Jackson, NJ but born and raised in Massachusetts.
Posts: 1,223
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Nice work... 
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12-17-2005, 09:45 AM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
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Nice baits Jiggs . sub surface tells me your not using ayc .. are u ? Great looking stuff ..
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Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
(dob 4-21-07)
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12-17-2005, 09:58 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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Brilliant. Nice paint
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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12-17-2005, 01:03 PM
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Registered Grandpa
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: east coast
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Nice Jigster.  How do they swim in the jacuzzi. 
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12-17-2005, 05:21 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Right on. I agree. A slab sided slugo-type surface plug that will roll onto its side as you "walk the dog" has big promise. I've turned out a bunch of those larger Frech Banana plugs, and they look good in their own right, but I've been thinking something smaller would be better. It looks as if you hit the nail right on the head. Nice work.
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12-17-2005, 05:38 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
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Your work is always a pleasure to view! Pissa! Now I'm stealin' that shape! 
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Thomas Paine
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12-17-2005, 05:57 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
Posts: 6,588
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pissa!
i got just the herring run to fish that silver one..
and what jake said 
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12-17-2005, 06:02 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
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nice work andrew!
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12-17-2005, 06:15 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Two thumbs up Jiggy
Bernzy
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12-17-2005, 06:22 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Maine
Posts: 4,547
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Great looking plugs Jigman  How long are they, 5 or 6"?
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12-17-2005, 11:29 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 1,442
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Thanks gents  Tagger, I used birch for these. Still messing around with them, so a few more woods to try out.
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Originally Posted by justplugit
... How do they swim in the jacuzzi. 
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Don't know, I'm home now so no jacuzzi for test swimming plugs  Threw them for a bit this afternoon. Action looked pretty good. Still need to test out some other weighing configurations.
numbskull, I've seen the photos of those Frech plugs. How are they used? I was thinking that they were more of a floating, slow wake on top action. Is that correct? The ones I did will wake on top too, but was going more for the slugo type action.
Jigman
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12-18-2005, 07:44 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
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Jigman. These Banana plugs roll and plane side to side with each twitch of the rod tip, but they're too big and heavy in my opinion. I'll pm you some more weighting info, etc.
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12-18-2005, 08:39 AM
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Plug Paladin
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Jackson, N.J.
Posts: 1,132
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You always manage to get "Jiggy-Blue" on your plugs. 
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12-18-2005, 09:34 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 1,442
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Striperknight
You always manage to get "Jiggy-Blue" on your plugs. 
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Thats cause the local striped critters request it  Gotts ta give them what they want  Oh, and that is a variation on the jiggy blue, not the classic
Jigman
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12-18-2005, 12:47 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Where the bait is....
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Those look great, sweet paint. 
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