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02-26-2009, 09:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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The double J
First off, I know that alot of people make/have made eel plugs for longer than I've walked this earth... but this one,I have been making/changing/fishing and catching fish with for years, long befor I knew how to use a computer.... the first one was god awefull, made in the late 80's, brass wired, home made scoop type lip, short tail piece that had an inbedded hook in it, I tried to make it EXACTLY like an eel, shape wise.... I never caught a fish with it, in fact it didnt swim very well... as time progressed it got betteras I made change after change,the first real fish catcher sported a #2 surfster lip, it fished well but cast terribly, helicoptering and often catching the rear hook, whech acted like a mini gaff eery time a fish was hooked, the head hung down in the water because the lip was too heavy... fast forward to last season, after many trial and tribulations, I came up with the plug I fish with today,I catch more fish with this one than all my other plugs combined...
The Double J ( Joppa Jinx) is 9" long, 2.25 ounce laminated maple and cedar jointed eel... I just made a fresh batch because I lost my last one to a SBFT that was in with a school of breaking bass at daybreak last September... 15lb test and a Cabo 40 were no match for this oversized mackerel.. the spool was empty before I could start the engine...this plug was to be my entr for the 2009 plugfest...in the First cast to catch a cow category...
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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02-26-2009, 09:44 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: S. Boston, MA
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nice, I like the bucktail side flippers
is there a tailhook, or just a flag?
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02-26-2009, 11:39 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: plymouth,ma
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You could also win the most likely to be 'HO'd category...
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02-26-2009, 11:54 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
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Lot of cool ideas in that one. Beautifully executed as well.
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02-26-2009, 12:17 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Quote:
Originally Posted by go4broke44
nice, I like the bucktail side flippers
is there a tailhook, or just a flag?
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Just 4 saddle hackles.. the predisessor had a tail hook, it did way too much damage to the fish.. so I eliminated it... %95 of the fish are impaled on the front hook... |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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02-26-2009, 12:33 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Very nice Joe. I would luv to get my hands on one of those. You up for a trade? God I'm terrible aren't I?
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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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02-26-2009, 12:40 PM
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Location: Uh, in a spot....
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Joe, that is just beautiful.
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Why even try......... 
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02-26-2009, 12:44 PM
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time to go
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,318
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Very nice! I would like to see a thread for each builder showing their work, seperate thread for each builder so I can try and keep track of each builders characteristics/techniques.
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02-26-2009, 01:55 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 28
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Rockfish, hope you make plug fest next year! Looking forward to meeting you. As always, love your stuff and sharing it with us.
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02-26-2009, 03:03 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Most likely!
A Most Likely will catch a cow this year plug...  Beauty |
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02-26-2009, 04:12 PM
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Registered Grandpa
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: east coast
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Beautiful Joe, just beautiful.  |
" Choose Life "
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02-26-2009, 04:42 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
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nice... another plug that had 'fins' like that was the 'soco chief'..
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02-26-2009, 05:36 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
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Good looking plugs Joe, just what you told me about the other day. Have fun wrecking them on fish, LAHRGE fish 
Ya , soco chief, the one that looks like a sea robin, I have found many bass with sea robins in their belly, bass eat everything |
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02-27-2009, 08:16 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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me three, amigos
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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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02-28-2009, 08:57 AM
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Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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I'll start working on the presentation this weekend, try to get it up mid to late week...
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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02-28-2009, 09:09 AM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
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Hey Joe ... make it a new, seperate thread . to showcase ..
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03-02-2009, 12:06 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Edison,NJ USA
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Nice stuff Joe. Waiting with metalip-baited-breath for the tutorial. 
We missed you at Plugfest. |
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03-04-2009, 10:00 AM
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I've found myself in this thread at least five times just to look at these.
Each time is just as good as the first.
its midweek  |
Nobody calls me Lebowski. You got the wrong guy. I'm the Dude, man.
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03-04-2009, 10:08 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chumbucket
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We missed you at Plugfest. |
and How  |
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03-04-2009, 01:12 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lexington, MA
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Joe-
I've got my laminated maple/AYC blanks ready to turn to 7/8" diameter.
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03-08-2009, 09:22 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lexington, MA
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I made my first jointed eel plug following the info posted so far by Rockfish. This version is about 9.5 inches long... the connection is not as tight as I would like. It is made from laminated AYC and Cherry and turned to ~7/8 inch. I have added small tailweights in each section and a 1/2 of a round bellyweight. Paint is reed green oversprayed with flat back and ivory on the belly. I did not have a Pikie 1 so I used a pikie 2 lip.
I intend to troll this baby behind my kayak at night.
I'm sure I will learn from this first rev and make small changes as Rockfish has done multiple times over many years of development of his Double J.
I am psyched to try this out in late May early June this year
I applied my eTex after wiring it together as shown in the 2nd image rotating on my single plug curing station
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Blond Terror
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03-08-2009, 09:24 PM
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Location: Lexington, MA
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oops here are the 2 images... forgot to hit upload....
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Blond Terror
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03-08-2009, 09:42 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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sweet. Is that a large pikie lip you are using?
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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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03-08-2009, 10:11 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lexington, MA
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yes that is the middle size.. a 2
I have not done ANY swim testing yet. Hopefully it will be adjustable with the lip angle and tie angle to achieve some nice diving/swimming action at low troll speeds
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Blond Terror
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03-08-2009, 10:30 PM
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Location: Burlington
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Joe - beautiful work as usual. I agree with the comment that you have turned the page again!
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low & slow 37
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03-09-2009, 11:32 AM
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Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gone fishin
Joe - beautiful work as usual. I agree with the comment that you have turned the page again!
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Thanks Don and Tagger, any praise ( or critisisim ) taken from this group means alot, you guys are the best in the buisness...
as far as the tutorial.. I havent forgotten you guys... I got a little side tracked last week.. I'll get it up ASAP... |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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02-26-2009, 12:31 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Karl F
Joe.... very nice work, very interesting...
and that is a very interesting mix to marry.....
all to achieve the right depth and action I am sure...
your one smart cookie, and talented craftsman  |
yes it is a strange pairing,but the idividual qualities of each one lends their part to the plug, because I as concerned with the different rate of sealer absorbsion, I epoxy seald these plugs... the difference betwwen the full cedar body and the laminated body is 5 grams.. |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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