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07-17-2007, 07:23 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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Difficulty???Delight!!!
What aspect of plug building do you find the most difficult?? What aspect do you find most enjoyable?
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Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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07-17-2007, 08:03 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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Not really any difficulty! I think I like painting and/or wiring them and hooking them up the best!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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07-17-2007, 08:30 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
Posts: 17,125
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wiring them seems to be a chore to me, but not difficult at all.
sometimes it's difficult to thru drill when working with stuff like maple 
clearcoat that holds up well is difficult for me, spent lots of money on lots of products and not happy with many of them. Epoxy seems to hold up the best if you have the right system for adhesion.
I enjoy the turning on the lathe the best |
The United States Constitution does not exist to grant you rights; those rights are inherent within you. Rather it exists to frame a limited government so that those natural rights can be exercised freely.
1984 was a warning, not a guidebook!
It's time more people spoke up with the truth. Every time we let a leftist lie go uncorrected, the commies get stronger.
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07-17-2007, 08:32 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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finding the time to do it... A.)
and B.) having cramped quarters...
that will all change soon with the new barn space.
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07-17-2007, 08:48 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,203
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The Drilling of the Eye holes and thru-hole don't exactly thrill me.
I love painting them though.....trying to make something different
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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07-17-2007, 09:03 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 1,442
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Part that I enjoy the most, beating the snot out of fish with them  
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07-17-2007, 09:04 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
Posts: 8,484
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Most difficult is working conditions ,,2 full size lathes , 2 drill presses,,2 bandsaws,powermiter,beltsander,vice, benchgrinder, handtools ,,all in an 8'x8' space..
Most enjoyable is handcarving ,not really caring when its done , listening to tunes.. no noise .
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Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
(dob 4-21-07)
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07-17-2007, 10:20 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 175
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I still like to paint. I still like turning even though it does get a little old from time to time. I love a private kind word about success. Those are the best to me - someone who takes the time privately to say something worked for them.
Wiring - hate it. Larry - you like it? You need to see someone about that  .
Not sending slip the lip he needs - that is something else I hate - sorry man - I'll get it together one of these days. |
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07-17-2007, 10:57 PM
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Professional dumba$$
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: New Bedford Ma
Posts: 541
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Hate paining, want to smash my Paasche, I'm not good at it no matter how hard I try. I love the testing, even when the plugs end up being duds, Its like gambling without losing money.
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07-18-2007, 06:26 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
Posts: 17,125
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Labrador1
Not sending slip the lip he needs - that is something else I hate - sorry man - I'll get it together one of these days.
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don't worry about it, I know you're busy
but you were the one who mentioned you had an extra 
I am pretty stupid, I just remembered I still have Chums' and could have got the size off that  I still need his address, he hasn't answered my pm.
Maybe Larry enjoys the wiring and rigging because it is the final stage and the plug is done finally. |
The United States Constitution does not exist to grant you rights; those rights are inherent within you. Rather it exists to frame a limited government so that those natural rights can be exercised freely.
1984 was a warning, not a guidebook!
It's time more people spoke up with the truth. Every time we let a leftist lie go uncorrected, the commies get stronger.
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07-18-2007, 07:38 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
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It's a lot of work. I hate work. Work sucks. Time is money and it takes a lot of time, my time. I have to get really motivated, like for Plugfest or MSBA's plug extravaganza in August. ( can't wait to see Numbskull doing his presentation so I can heckle the sh!t ourt of him)
on the plus side there is the fact that now I fish my own stuff 80% of the time becasue it works.
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Why even try......... 
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07-18-2007, 07:53 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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Your right Slip......after wiring, she is done and a thing of fish catching beauty!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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07-18-2007, 08:43 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 175
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No - I know what you mean about the final stages. Even though I don't love to clearcoat I always have that little sense of relief when its done because the plug is protected. Clearcoating is the last step in the process where I can still screw things up.
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07-18-2007, 10:02 AM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
Posts: 6,358
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I truly enjoy painting That and putting the lures in front of fish.
I hate wrapping tail loops. Someone should make a haywire twist type thinggie and make like a million dollaz. I cant tell you how many lures I have primed, painted, cleared and wired waiting for tail loops... |
Domination takes full concentration..
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07-18-2007, 10:46 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Southern Connecticut
Posts: 194
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Best part = Painting
Worst part= Sanding, followed closely by drilling.
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07-18-2007, 10:49 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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I like the wiring too, me stupid. I hate, and I really only hate one thing the Yan..... never mind , but I hate the epoxy. I never know if it is going to come out good or bad and being the final operation it just plain stinks when you screw it up. I can do without the turning too but that is an occupational thing. Victor send me your plugs and I will trade labor for plugs as i don't mind tail loops at all, like I need more plugs. P.
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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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07-18-2007, 11:07 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,203
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodbuster
Worst part= Sanding, .
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I need to change my answer...forgot about that. That is DEFINITELY the worst part. |
"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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07-18-2007, 11:27 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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slipknot
don't worry about it, I know you're busy
but you were the one who mentioned you had an extra
I am pretty stupid, I just remembered I still have Chums' and could have got the size off that I still need his address, he hasn't answered my pm.
Maybe Larry enjoys the wiring and rigging because it is the final stage and the plug is done finally. |
Check PM's for Chum's addy! |
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07-18-2007, 04:19 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
Posts: 8,484
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worse than anything is hangers ... After all the rolling ,,twisting ,,bending,,it don't stick out the belly enough to get a split ring on . So you make another and its a big ,giant catch all loop sticking out of plug belly .. 3 rd time never fails ..
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Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
(dob 4-21-07)
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07-18-2007, 04:55 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
Posts: 8,642
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best part is having people enjoy fishing my stuff.... |
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07-18-2007, 05:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Centerville
Posts: 492
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I love it all as long as it dosen't become work. There are times when certain parts aren't going right and I just move on to something else. I think the hardest part is really making something different and unique. The best part is really getting on the water with something hand made and having the fish crush it.
Last edited by Biteme; 07-18-2007 at 06:34 PM..
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07-18-2007, 06:37 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
Posts: 21,691
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the worst part for me is making my home made salty bugger needles to swim like the real ones  |
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07-19-2007, 07:38 AM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
Posts: 3,275
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I like the woodwork INCLUDING SANDING. I hate the painting...
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“It’s not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections,” Antonin Scalia
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07-19-2007, 07:59 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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I like all aspects of the build. The part I like most is sharing the hobby with all the builders. Most builders are allot better than I am but they still offer and A OK, when you do a decent job.
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07-19-2007, 01:04 PM
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Hernia Pikie Maker
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: e. prov r.i.
Posts: 1,176
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lathe
I like the woodworking the best  turning and drilling ..the paint epoxy and wire are work, I really like turning the bodies |
its no ones fault
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07-26-2007, 07:09 PM
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#26
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Westfield MA
Posts: 64
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I love building when I do everything right ; tend to beat myself up for stupid stuff, especially epoxy errors.....oh well....they're only plugs.
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