Conrads/Slopeheads

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by bluefishercat

I made a slopehead senior a couple of years ago.
Wood was southern yellow poplar, small centered weight and a #3 Pikie lip.
Would crawl right down with a nice wiggle but no fish. Only tried it once before the neighbors dog stole it off my picnic table late at night and chewed it, that was not pretty.
Just made a couple out of maple to try, now the rivers here are frozen.

I looked last night and the latest are made out of cherry. And the river thawed out
I will soon know how they swim.

[tlapinski]

I always wondered why more weren't made. I love the ones I have, but it is scary fishing them at times. Got a couple Pichney conrads that swim WAY deeper than the BM ones. Dave, let me know when they might be available.

[ThrowingTimber]

Originally Posted by tlapinski

I always wondered why more weren't made.

My understanding is that they were originally used specifically at sandy point. Once the cowboys came out the conrads fell by the wayside.


This seems like the winter of the conrad. Just got my hands on some beautiful maple


*** This is specific to BeachMaster Conrads***

[Flaptail]

Conrad named after Conrad Malicoate who still, in advanced years, lives in P-Town. Made of an axe handle by him to swim deep and reach far into to rip at Race Point. One was lost then found on beach by Tony Chiarrapo and given to one Frank McHugh of New York who hung out in later years at MacReed's in Orleans, Via Frank McHugh to Danny Pichney. Pichney named it the Conrad after Malicoate though the two never met and Mailcoate did not fish that often and eventually just stopped altogether. Malicoates daughter is involved in local politics in P-Town.

[Tagger]

Thanks Flap ... Wish I could remember this stuff ... then again , its fun always learning new things ...

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Conrad named after Conrad Malicoate who still, in advanced years, lives in P-Town. Made of an axe handle by him to swim deep and reach far into to rip at Race Point. One was lost then found on beach by Tony Chiarrapo and given to one Frank McHugh of New York who hung out in later years at MacReed's in Orleans, Via Frank McHugh to Danny Pichney. Pichney named it the Conrad after Malicoate though the two never met and Mailcoate did not fish that often and eventually just stopped altogether. Malicoates daughter is involved in local politics in P-Town.

Thought you would like to get it right before you start any more "stories".

That is all, you can all go back to plug fantasy land now.

[ThrowingTimber]

Good info flap

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by bluefishercat

I looked last night and the latest are made out of cherry. And the river thawed out
I will soon know how they swim.

Swam one, it's not heavy enough.
Now I need to decide how much weight to add.

[capesams]

Alitte history lesson here....MR.conrad was the first one to make "the conrad"out of an ax handle[ash] to beable to reach out beyond the second bar in PTown where it was very deep...either one was found on the beach or was bought an taken back to NY for copying by Danny pichney...where it was used off a bridge to reach the bottom where the bass lay in wait...no casting needed here because of it's weight..they dropped it straight down and just let it wiggle in the crurrent...I beleive the heavy ones were made just for this reason..then some were made to be lighter for skinny water as time went on as in the way bm made them.