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01-02-2007, 11:35 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Whitman,Ma.
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OUCH
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I'm going where I'm going... 
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01-03-2007, 12:12 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southern NH
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Nice
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Good health and family
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01-03-2007, 12:18 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Burlington
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Ouch - I did that also. Except it went into my little finger - buried the barb like yours. had to cut it out eh?  |
low & slow 37
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01-03-2007, 12:26 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: outer space
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Don makes some nice stuff for sure. A good freind of mine did some serious damage on his needles this far, and I can remember catching some decent numbers of fish in the spring on his pencils all while the other guys were not catching at all. I always have 2 or 3 of his plugs in my bag, no matter where im fishing.
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01-03-2007, 07:13 AM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gone fishin
Ouch - I did that also. Except it went into my little finger - buried the barb like yours. had to cut it out eh? |
nah, had to poke it thru then cut the barb, i'm very fortunate to have a retired dentist for a neighbor and friend- a couple of shots in the hand and what pain. this is one of the reasons that i crush barbs on all my personal plugs. |
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01-03-2007, 08:37 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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hey don- i'm glad this has come up about the crushed barbs- i know they come out of the hand but do you think you loose any fish with crushed barbs on plugs- in the past when i've taken my brother in-law who only fishes once and a while i've crushed the barbs thinking he could release the fish by himself- but the fish seem to toss the plug a lot. im not sure you can keep a tight connection with hooks swinging off the plug like you can when fishing a single hook (i.e. fly fishing)
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01-03-2007, 08:58 AM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
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hi paul! i've been fishing crushed barbs for 30 yrs on everything from trout flies, salmon flies, striper flies and plugs. i'm sure i've lost just a few- not the many at all- due to crushed barbs. i think you might get quicker penetration without the barb. if you fight the fish skillfully i don't see it as a problem- try it some time. easy fish and human release. you going tonight?
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01-03-2007, 09:21 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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hey don- short answer about tonight is no- i'm still about 7 weeks from being able to drive & my buddy who is a member has to work tonight so i'm sol...... would like to have seen your new stuff. did the needles ship yet?
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01-03-2007, 09:22 AM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
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ship today, was going to bring tonight.
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