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[Tagger]

Originally Posted by stripermaineiac

I'm hoping someday to be able to put a complete display of his stuff together and take it to the shows. I chase the stuff all over the place.Bob's grandson may even have some of the spec paperwork on them if I can reach him I'll see what he has.

Pleeez do that and bring it to "PLUGFEST" next year ,, I'll pay your way in and buy you lunch.... Alot of people would love to see your collection ..

[Tagger]

This is it Islander ... I called it 2 ounce ,, I actually weighed and it was 1.9 ounces as Numby stated . Length is 6 3/16" and diam. is 1.18 . Other pic compares lips Jr. vs 40.. kind of tough ,, these lips have been bent all over the place ..

I have Bob Pond questions ..

1. When Bob Pond made plugs on the road was his mobile shop a van or a trailer ?
2. I've heard he parked along side the canal and made/sold plugs .. Where exactly was that location .. cape side ,,mainland ? Herring run ?
2A . In my pic the 2 atom 40's are different one has a round ball nose ,,, one is kind of flat .. I was once told one was made in the factory the other in the mobile shop .. True ? and wich is wich ..

[ProfessorM]

Originally Posted by Tagger

This is it Islander ... I called it 2 ounce ,, I actually weighed and it was 1.9 ounces as Numby stated . Length is 6 3/16" and diam. is 1.18 . Other pic compares lips Jr. vs 40.. kind of tough ,, these lips have been bent all over the place ..

I have Bob Pond questions ..

1. When Bob Pond made plugs on the road was his mobile shop a van or a trailer ?
2. I've heard he parked along side the canal and made/sold plugs .. Where exactly was that location .. cape side ,,mainland ? Herring run ?
2A . In my pic the 2 atom 40's are different one has a round ball nose ,,, one is kind of flat .. I was once told one was made in the factory the other in the mobile shop .. True ? and wich is wich ..

I would think the radius nosed one was made at factory as it probably took more time and additional finishing if I had to guess. Mobile shop. Cool. My old boss drove a mobile machine shop in the Korean war. Camp to camp fixing things.

[Grapenuts]

that trailer you speak of was his home on the mainland side....where he made the first 400 wood plugs..flat faced first as in the white one you have....then the round nose after ...the jr's came along in 47, then it was plastic from 48 on.There's a interview with Bob from the day he started onward in a book called hunting an fishing collectibles.

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by Grapenuts

that trailer you speak of was his home on the mainland side....where he made the first 400 wood plugs..flat faced first as in the white one you have....then the round nose after ...the jr's came along in 47, then it was plastic from 48 on.There's a interview with Bob from the day he started onward in a book called hunting an fishing collectibles.

Do you know where his home was .. I wonder if that book can be gotten back issue .. I think thats expensive .. the one Peter gets no ?

[Grapenuts]

his home was the trailer and it was in a trailer park in buzzards bay.

and yes they have back issues, but you have to buy 2 years worth..at a 135.00 for the 2 volumes.....

[PNG]

Originally Posted by Tagger

I'll buy you lunch....

Better have a big wallet

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by PNG

Better have a big wallet

lunch at Plugfest is free ,,,, ssshhhh