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03-18-2014, 08:44 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
Posts: 6,588
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who's Dmag
And what gives?
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03-18-2014, 08:47 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: A village some where
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If you are talking about the plug builder from NJ named DenMag or better know as DMag plugs. Then he is a plug builder from NJ.
I assume you have been seeing the prices of his plugs om ebay?
If so they are in high demand due to low supply, i maybe wrong but.i think he does limited runs and only for surf day in NJ.
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03-18-2014, 09:00 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
Posts: 6,588
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Insane money on eBay
400 plus and selling at that price too.
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03-18-2014, 09:40 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: A village some where
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Yes, there are 2 more builders that will do the same money, big rock is one and i can not think of the other off the top of my head.
A few articles out there about the plug poaching going on, sadly the plugs are sold from 25 bucks to 45 bucks give or take.
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03-19-2014, 06:26 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Strange how this is so much a part of the NJ fishing culture. First Lefty, then Skippy, then Twisted (who at least was original), and now DMag. The area seems to always need a "hot builder" so they can enjoy competing for and hoarding his product. Does it happen elsewhere and we just don't hear about it?
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03-19-2014, 07:59 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: A village some where
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Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
Strange how this is so much a part of the NJ fishing culture. First Lefty, then Skippy, then Twisted (who at least was original), and now DMag. The area seems to always need a "hot builder" so they can enjoy competing for and hoarding his product. Does it happen elsewhere and we just don't hear about it?
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Numby, not to pick on the jersey folks or the culture but its all about tossing around money. Look at the tv shows let alone how competative they are.
I am sure there are some names here in the north east that are legendary builders, stan gibbs for one comes to mind. The difference is clubs and tourneyments are named after him, streets etc.
I hope no one takes that statement the wrong way, i was just providing an example, as i have complete respect for stan gibbs and what he did for the fishing community. Just the point being that different areas do things different, and Jersey is all about the $$$$.
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03-19-2014, 08:13 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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Gonna be alot of Dmags around cause' nobody is gonna be able to afford to fish them?
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Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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03-19-2014, 08:56 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: A village some where
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFish
Gonna be alot of Dmags around cause' nobody is gonna be able to afford to fish them?
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Sadly in his case its not the seller jacking the price at the point of sale, its what people are doing afterwards. He does have rattles in his canal pencils though.
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03-19-2014, 09:04 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: A village some where
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Agreed, it funny because there have been some interesting reel deals on Ebay as well, you have to love market control and demand. Post somethig, have the winning bid be insane(thanks to friends), post another one,.do it again. Then have someone else post the item and the watchers will think they are getting a deal at 1.5 timea the actual worth....
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03-19-2014, 12:21 PM
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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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Most of the problem lies in the guys who buy the plugs at shows and only buy them to flip them. They are not really fishermen they are dealers. They have to wait for hours outside to be first in line to enter the shows. They buy up the plugs. Probably 4 or 5 guys buying their limit of 2, then getting together to sell on EBay.
I'll bet DMag hates it when he sees it happening. He is a real nice guy. Just happens to build a small lot of plugs that have taken off in popularity.
Then there is the money thing. It seems like guys here in NY and NJ have a lot more money to throw around. This and there are a lot more guys so someone is bound to buy the plug.
One thing I can't figure out. Once someone pays a huge amount of money for a plug chances are they will never be able to resell it for more. So if you are not a die hard collector you are a poor business man.
Back 8 or 10 years ago we had the very same thing going on with Gary2 plugs. Seems like the new breed of NJ plug buyers just have more money.
Last edited by Charleston; 03-19-2014 at 12:24 PM..
Reason: up date
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03-19-2014, 05:34 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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You could buy original wood Musso's and Pichney's for less money than what people are paying for these new flavor of the year plugs and I'd bet they are way better at catching fish too.
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03-19-2014, 06:18 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
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Yeah, I remember when Gary's plugs were going for (what I felt was)stoopid money.... I reached up to the one I had hanging in my den, took a photo and listed it for the same price point I was seeing people pay. It was under agreement and gone within 24 hours. I greatly admired Gary's work, but what I got for that plug paid for my Vega duplicator off of the Classifieds.
Mike, your flag plugs are the ONLY plugs I would pay up for. They are that good. (Just not right now......)
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03-19-2014, 06:06 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
Posts: 6,588
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That's an awful lot of cotton cordell pencil poppers
Curious to the value of these in a year or so.
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03-19-2014, 06:39 PM
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><(((°> ><((( °> ><(((°>
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Falmouth, Ma
Posts: 1,520
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That's it I'm running to eBay with a couple of Prof m plugs!
They gotta be up there, if not. They should!
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03-19-2014, 07:39 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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LOL. I got about 700 plus hanging from the ceiling. I'll give you a cut. We'll probably make a good 800 bucks.
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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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03-19-2014, 08:39 PM
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><(((°> ><((( °> ><(((°>
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Falmouth, Ma
Posts: 1,520
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We will call them dprofs, it's foolproof!
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03-19-2014, 09:41 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: S. Jersey Shore
Posts: 912
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Most of the people you see standing in line for Dennis' plugs are not Jersey guys, they are mostly a certain crew from NY!!!! You know the ones you see at the canal w/ ugly sticks....... Just sayin
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03-20-2014, 01:21 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 10,295
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I think I read that DMag only had like 20 plugs to sell this year.
I like BMs. Those always have blemishes which don't bother me as I have no interest in collecting them. However, if you turn around and try selling one to someone who wants to buy one and says they are going to fish it, they end up not buying it.
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03-20-2014, 04:05 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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I hope I did not come across as someone who was putting down this gentleman. I was just stating the prices are crazy. No reflection on the builder was intended. I have seen pics of his work and they look very nice. I was talking more about the crazy people spending that kind of cash on a fishing plug. Just seems nuts to me. I wish I had some to sell.
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03-20-2014, 04:20 PM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
Posts: 9,511
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Put some hooks on a bitcoin........
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Last edited by Swimmer; 03-20-2014 at 07:23 PM..
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03-21-2014, 06:25 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
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It's a Danny. Dark green back, ivory belly with beige sides.
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03-21-2014, 08:02 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
Posts: 21,463
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nebe
It's a Danny. Dark green back, ivory belly with beige sides.
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Oh yea, those were made from some Salty blanks. Had a bunch of hand painting if I remember…
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03-21-2014, 08:30 AM
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GrandBob
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 3,547
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Seen the $$ for one of Don's Darters lately?
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03-21-2014, 12:50 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 260
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rphud
Seen the $$ for one of Don's Darters lately?
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They look like very nice plugs (I don't have one) and if they are anything like the rest of his plugs I'm sure they swim great, etc. But I'm curious why the ridiculous demand right now. Was there a slew of big fish caught on them last year? Did he say he's not going to make anymore?
I'm not asking to question the quality of the plug, just curious what caused the current frenzy. |
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