Mike, I dont disagree with you for pulling the plugs for the auction- In fact i misread your post and didnt pay any attention to the fact that you let some people buy some to fish.
You did do the right thing
I didn't know john personally and I never had the pleasure of buying or using any of his fantastic plugs. I would love to buy some and try them out.So does that make me a bad person if I bought 2 or three to use.Again I didn't know him but my guess is he would want more of his plugs out there for fisherman like me to use his work of art.I am not a rich man so I can't bid on the auction plugs but wouldn't his family get a portion of any of his plugs that have been sold buy bait shops.
My sincere condolences to john's family and fiends.