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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

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Old 03-13-2009, 11:58 AM   #1
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My conrads..

Must be Conrad month...

Made from birch,with a 5 gram belly weight, 7 1/2" long 3.75 ounces rigged with a 4/0 front hook and 3/0 rears... seem to swim better with all three trebles..powered by a pikie 3 lip....no mod has been dont to the lip, I'm waithing for the salt swim before making final adjustments... hung bottom 3 tiimes in the Ipswich river during the test..only lost one to the beaver chews on the bottom.
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Old 03-13-2009, 12:06 PM   #2
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Those look fantastic ..
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Old 03-13-2009, 02:02 PM   #3
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top notch stuff!
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Old 03-13-2009, 05:23 PM   #4
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Losing a plug during testing.........aaaaagh!
Too painful to think about, particularly with stuff as nice as that.
Gotta fish more redheaded plugs this year.
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Old 03-13-2009, 07:07 PM   #5
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nice Joe

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Old 03-13-2009, 07:45 PM   #6
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those are great color schemes...the blurple top is sweeet!
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Old 03-14-2009, 04:46 AM   #7
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Nice Joe!

Why even try.........
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