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12-03-2009, 05:11 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: plymouth,ma
Posts: 1,142
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Here ya go Larry. I wish I had earlier ones of each type as its interesting to see your progression of different styles thru the years.
First picture is from the first year, all screw eyes with swivels 'pinned' with stainless nails... The two poppers took a lot of fish, the swimmer was too heavy to cast (over 5 oz). The popper in the middle is a shape I've played with a lot.
The other two pictures are popper shapes I've tweaked over the years and some danny shapes I've used a lot. The top one is the first danny I ever caught on. and I still use all 3 of those sizes...
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12-03-2009, 09:16 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 41
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Not early, just latest
Here are a few made over the last couple of weeks. I've made less than 20 lifetime, so I guess these are the earliest and the latest.
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slingToad: trolling the river.
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12-04-2009, 08:39 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,748
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This is allmost embarrasing....
Some of my first goo-goo's.... the plug resposible for me getting into plug makeing on a serious nature... I cant believe I actualy caught fish on some of them...
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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12-04-2009, 08:41 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Needle then and now....
If my memory serves me, I used steel workers tie wire.. it rusted...
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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12-04-2009, 08:42 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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deep swimmer than and now..
note the brass wire and home made lip ( stove pipe sheet metal) ..
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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12-04-2009, 08:46 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,748
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Jointed eel.. then and now
the top one was the first effort... brass wire and pinned tail hook... it didnt swim very well.. it never caught a fish either.. the middle plug was the next step.. it took hundreds of bass and was refinished twice.... it was the last plug i painted (on a regular basis) with rattle cans.. i retired it last spring. in favor of the fish catcher below it...
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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12-04-2009, 08:49 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,748
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Jointed pikie.. first attempt.. then and now
Rattle can finish, home made lip, brass wire, pinned in place.. it never caught a fish...
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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