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| RM Smith Lures Ryan a/k/a Labrador1 and his well sought after RM Smith Plugs |
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05-03-2008, 06:22 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RI
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Plug Migration
Ryan,
See some needles are starting to show up south of here.
Any chance that some of those needles will join in the spring migration heading up our way?
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05-03-2008, 07:23 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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More than a chance  . Hopefully within the next couple weeks.
Ryan |
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05-04-2008, 09:40 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Southern Maine
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I'll get a Legendary Akespook to you for one of your needles....
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05-06-2008, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RI
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Ryan,
From what I've seen in photos, your needles from earlier this year appear to be thinner than your latest creation. Please enlighten me as to their difference, if any, sink rate, etc.
Thanks
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05-06-2008, 09:15 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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The needles from earlier this year? Not sure which you mean but if you are referring to the ones that were available at Asbury - the dimensions are exactly the same. If you have seen pics of older needles I've made - then there is a slight difference. I tweaked the dimensions of the tail slightly because I felt that I wanted a little more "meat" in the tail for durability reasons. I do a lot of testing with this stuff and one of the tests is to see how well the plug will hold up being smacked on the rocks. By bumping the tail diameter slightly I felt a great deal more comfort. I compensated the weighting so that the sink rate is where I wanted it. Having said that - the change is only in the tail and it isn't terribly significant and it has been that way on every needle I've made this year.
As for sink rates etc - I am basically only making the slow/moderate sinker available at the moment. I actually have three different versions (floater, slow/moderate, fast). Funny think is that my biggest holdup on the other two versions is that I'm too lazy to figure out how to appropiately mark them to diferentiate .
Hope that helps
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05-06-2008, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: North Shore
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What if you just added different color eyes - certain color for fast sinking, medium sinking and floating.
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"It was the blackest night! There was no moon in sight! (You know the stars ain't shinnin cause the sky's too tight) "
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05-07-2008, 06:13 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RI
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Ryan,
Thanks for the info on the needles.
If you need any help testing any of your plugs, I've got plenty of rocks up here.
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05-07-2008, 04:01 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
Posts: 7,260
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I can't wait,  how do we go about getting some of these with out missing out? |
Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey 
Recreational Surfcaster 99.9% C&R
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05-07-2008, 09:18 PM
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Fish Hound
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Shrewsbury, MA & Mashpee, MA
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i get special PM's when everything becomes available  |
"There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart.....pursue those."
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05-08-2008, 02:10 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gunpowder
i get special PM's when everything becomes available |
Your killing me, I need some of these needles bad real bad |
Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey
Recreational Surfcaster 99.9% C&R
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05-10-2008, 08:36 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Southern Maine
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ake G
I'll get a Legendary Akespook to you for one of your needles....
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What! You holding out for TWO!!!!?
BTW...Fish are up here |
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05-17-2008, 10:05 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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I see a school of yours migrated out to Tightlines in Sag Harbor-WOW they're nice
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05-29-2008, 08:49 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 677
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One migrated from M & Ds to my bag.
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06-16-2008, 03:21 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: South Jersey & PA
Posts: 84
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Long time Ryan. Can't find any needles, and can't aford 2nd hand prices.
When if ever do we get a few needles here in Jersey ? I want to catch 4 for this year. Any idea Ryan.
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