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Old 04-06-2006, 10:17 PM   #1
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Welcome to S-B a great New Sponsor!

Labrador1 a/k/a RM Smith Plugs is the newest sponsor here on Striped-Bass.com. Many of you know him and know his plugs and that they have a few things going for them: They Swim, They Catch, They look good, and they tend to get "lifted" from your plug bag by sand sissys on the Cape (OK, so BM stole one out of my bag last fall)... I caught on a few of these last fall - very nice plugs (and did I mention available at some S-B sponsors too ?)

Anyway, most of you know the great stuff Ryan builds, seems to be tradition in his family to go a little beyond the norm with craftsmanship. So please welcome RM Smith Plugs as a Sponsor here at S-B...

Labrador1 - please post some pics

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Old 04-06-2006, 11:10 PM   #2
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Old 04-06-2006, 11:11 PM   #3
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L-1 Thats great == I, love ya plugs

ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE !!!

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Old 04-06-2006, 11:16 PM   #4
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Hmm....I think I have some Ryan pixs laying around here some place, now where were they?
Oh...yes Smith, Ryan.....plug builder...here..

Some of Ryan's Big Eye Swimmers: Pogie, Herring, etc

Big Eye Swimmer, Yellow Scale 2oz - hugely popular!

Check out the detail around the eye....

"Nightshade" pattern - I had some, for about a day, earlier this week....
Ryan is the real deal, an uncompromising craftsman - even in the face of huge demand, he does not cut corners.

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Old 04-06-2006, 11:51 PM   #5
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Ryan makes some of the best you will find...and he is a great guy to fish with if you ever get the chance! Congrats Ryan on your sponsorship!

Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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Old 04-07-2006, 05:16 AM   #6
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Very nice, those scales are awesome!! Do you have a favorite way to fish them?
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Old 04-07-2006, 05:19 AM   #7
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Old 04-07-2006, 05:21 AM   #8
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Old 04-07-2006, 05:33 AM   #9
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My favorite swimmers. Love 'um!

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Old 04-07-2006, 06:05 AM   #10
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Good Luck Ryan.

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Old 04-07-2006, 06:08 AM   #11
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Congrats on your sponsorship Ryan, boy you weren't kidding when you told me last night that any minute you'd be a new sponsor on S-B

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Old 04-07-2006, 06:21 AM   #12
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Old 04-07-2006, 06:25 AM   #13
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Congrats Ryan, hope you are well
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Old 04-07-2006, 06:28 AM   #14
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Thumbs up beautiful

i like those nightshade ones....RYAN ! and welcome to S_B as a sponser.
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Old 04-07-2006, 06:43 AM   #15
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Augh...Those Nightshade patterns are supposed to be called "Night Fish"
I gotta stop smoking that stuff in the day....

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Old 04-07-2006, 06:51 AM   #16
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Old 04-07-2006, 07:08 AM   #17
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Old 04-07-2006, 07:12 AM   #18
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Congratulations Ryan. Top-notch plugs - definitely one of the first plugs I put on...
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Old 04-07-2006, 07:16 AM   #19
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can't wait to try some out - congrats!
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Old 04-07-2006, 07:19 AM   #20
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hey ryan, congrats and good luck !
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Old 04-07-2006, 07:21 AM   #21
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Old 04-07-2006, 07:25 AM   #22
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Thumbs up Congratulations Labrador1

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Old 04-07-2006, 10:25 AM   #23
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Good stuff Ryan! Beautiful plugs, and the dude fishes HARD TOOO!!!! See you out here in the fall when its raining sideways ITS TIME!!!!!

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Old 04-07-2006, 10:29 AM   #24
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Old 04-07-2006, 10:31 AM   #25
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One of the best swimmers out there period! Gotta love the paint jobs also.
Congrats Ryan!
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Old 04-07-2006, 11:32 AM   #26
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Thank you all for the warm welcome and for the kind words about my plugs! I would particularly like to thank John for the opportunity to be a sponsor. Many of my plugs go to site sponsors particularly Surfcasting Rhode Island and recently to Cape Cod Tackle - and a few have gone to some other shops. Those retailers will continue to be the main source for my plugs but I will utilize the sponsor's special section of this site to offer some of my jointed plugs or other items that I only run in small batches.

Thanks again for the warm welcome - feel free to contact me with questions anytime! Oh yes - and since you asked about pictures, I'll attach a weakfish plug - just to show you what I do when I've got too much time on my hands.

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Old 04-07-2006, 11:40 AM   #27
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Oh man that looks nice. Congrats.
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Old 04-07-2006, 11:41 AM   #28
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Congrats Ryan and all I have to say about your stuff is
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Old 04-07-2006, 11:41 AM   #29
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This place is becoming a who's who of great builders!

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Congrats Ryan and best of luck.

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