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Old 02-04-2010, 06:54 PM   #1
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You are missing the intent of the thread? I want to know what eyes and techniques you guys like on your plugs? I only used my pictures as an example! Lets see what you like and why!

Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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Old 02-04-2010, 07:34 PM   #2
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I've been liking the yellow iris/black pupil painted eye lately, Numby does nice ones. You can control " emotion". Express fear, look up look down, look back. I just think they're cool.
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Old 02-04-2010, 08:46 PM   #3
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Yeah, the painted ones are the most fun, but I've messed up more plugs in more ways trying to put eyes on them than during any other step in the building process.

Some styles of plugs look wrong without eyes, on others the eyes seem a distraction to me.
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Old 02-04-2010, 08:51 PM   #4
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I bounce around from one method to the next as far as eyes.It is whatever strikes me at the moment as like you pointed out Larry so many ways to do them.One thing about hobby building it only has to make me happy.

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"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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Old 02-04-2010, 10:05 PM   #5
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I like the 3D clear plastic (BM style) painted gold or pearl white in back in a beveled socket.

Also love the vintage black and yellow cirlce eyes used by Gibbs, Musso and Pichney. Got to figure out how to make some.

Them new ones with the non-round pupils are cheese.
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