plugfest..report - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

capesams · 02-20-2010, 03:40 PM

The bar keeps going higher...alot of very nice stuff being made now a days....food was wonderfull..plenty of room to move[in some spots]....U machine makin guys suck with your home made toys...

...good to see clamma again as well as others you only get to see once a year....ONLY thing missing was Salty and all his goodies...was hoping to pick-up somemore stuff cause his hardware is the best being made anywhere...Txs for putting on another good show folks.

PS.. for those guys that drove over 8 hours to get there..god bless ya...safe ride home.

Ted..u make awesome plugs...txs.

Karl F · 02-20-2010, 03:57 PM

question for you Judge...
Your Honor, did you present Canalman with yet another award this year??

capesams · 02-20-2010, 04:02 PM

not me...I'm a firm beleiver in win one year step down the next...spread the chear around...saw sum rookie plugs that blew me away....more talent out there now you can shake a stick at.

johnny ducketts · 02-20-2010, 04:15 PM

I agree, some pissa stuff on display, wish I could have stayed longer but the little guy needed to eat and stuff like that.

numbskull · 02-20-2010, 04:49 PM

Hoooooooooooooolllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyy Mackerel. That was one great day. Thanks to everyone. Made the winter.

Hookedagain · 02-20-2010, 04:54 PM

Well being a Plug Fest Virgin, I was very impressed with all the stuff on display. I was a bit intimidated at first but after talking to a few of you guys I felt pretty comfortable asking my "DUMB" questions. Amazingly, some of you even traded for some of my plugs. The amount of sharing info and willingness to help is very encouraging to a new builder, and allowing my son to help pull raffle tickets was cool as well (he didn't stop talking about it all the way back to Somerset).
I can see how this can become obsesive....hope to see you all again at TCTFN.

angler229 · 02-20-2010, 05:18 PM

What a day, and boy did it go fast. Some unbelievable stuff on display, and the talent across the board is unreal.

new jack · 02-20-2010, 05:26 PM

First off a big thank you goes out the guys who put it together.

plugfest was awesome. I can not believe the caliber of work out there. just amazing. Thanks to all the builders who donated to the raffle table. I won a sweet plug donated by angler 229. Thanks to numbskull for the darter.

I had a blast.

mikecc · 02-20-2010, 05:59 PM

Had a great time, Lots of new people. Hope everyone walked away with a little more info and tips this year. It was a little crazy for a while and I could not spend as much time with each of you as I would have liked . I am laways willing to share info all you have to do is ask.

CS
90% of the same exact product
Stimpson is Stimpson
VMC is VMC
WTP is WTP
they are the same quality

Biteme · 02-20-2010, 06:41 PM

Incredible talent, and like Stevie said it gets better every year. Thanks to all who put it together. Thanks to George and Chris for the plugs and to Bruce for the "Chip", not to many of these around......

mag minnow · 02-20-2010, 06:41 PM

I think this took the an award in the category for best Children's Book...

capesams · 02-21-2010, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mikecc

Had a great time, Lots of new people. Hope everyone walked away with a little more info and tips this year. It was a little crazy for a while and I could not spend as much time with each of you as I would have liked . I am laways willing to share info all you have to do is ask.

CS
90% of the same exact product
Stimpson is Stimpson
VMC is VMC
WTP is WTP
they are the same quality

Mike..your correct in the fact that wire is wire..grommets are grommets....but when I talk about hardware as in lips..no one around can compete with ones made by salty's lure co..keeping personal feelings out of this..and personalities all around...I look for quality first ,price second...no matter who's making or selling, somethings there are just no substitute for if your looking for the best available when your putting all the time into making an item you want to be proud of...I hold no loytaly to anyone place when it comes to spending my money...whoever has what I"M looking for at the time will share in my hard earned wages.
Yes..I missed not having his hardware at the fest...and wonder why he wasn't present along with the other sponcers of sb to sell their wares to plug builders at such a gathering as this one held yesterday.

Gremlin · 02-20-2010, 06:58 PM

Who had the Plastic molded stencils? Used for Mack pattern and bunker?

Trying to find out where to buy some of that plastic.

Great job to all. Outstanding work.

Thanks, Jamie

mikecc · 02-20-2010, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Gremlin

Who had the Plastic molded stencils? Used for Mack pattern and bunker?

Trying to find out where to buy some of that plastic.

Great job to all. Outstanding work.

Thanks, Jamie

I had the stencils along with the drill jigs. If your around Wareham, stop by the shop and I'll give you some of the material.
Other than that some guys use plastic milk bottles or Clam Pack Material and shape it with a heat gun.

BigFish · 02-20-2010, 07:36 PM

Didn't know you had it Mike! Ya learn sumthin' new everyday! That stuff is cool.....now I know where to get some!

Tagger · 02-20-2010, 07:54 PM

Thanks all .. Proffessor ,,, fist better than original ..

Gremlin · 02-20-2010, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mikecc

I had the stencils along with the drill jigs. If your around Wareham, stop by the shop and I'll give you some of the material.
Other than that some guys use plastic milk bottles or Clam Pack Material and shape it with a heat gun.

Mikecc,

Thanks for the offer. I will make a trip up there. Great drill jigs as well. As I'm just starting to tinker it makes things go a little smoother with tips like this.

Nice to meet you today.

Jamie

Finatic · 02-20-2010, 09:29 PM

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Finatic · 02-20-2010, 09:31 PM

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BILLC · 02-21-2010, 12:53 AM

Just getting in and I am pooped. Thanks to everyone who put this event together and all who I got to talk to today and even some I didn't. Last years fest got the juices flowing for me and this event has to be an annual thing for me. I enjoy it too much. Absolutely some awesome work there and love just getting a chance to see and swap with you guys. Congrats to all the winners in the categories and to Chumbucket for winning his own plug.

I'm just babbling now, good night.

sks · 02-21-2010, 06:58 AM

I'm glad I made it down. I got to meet a few new guys and see some, like somebody said, you only see once a year. Thanks to the Greek for really going into some detail on some of his little tricks. Really nice of you to take the time with everything going on. To all who put it together, Great job. It really does seem like it is getting bigger every year. See ya next year. Scott

Back Beach · 02-21-2010, 07:15 AM

More pics for those not able to attend...

one of these years I'll be there, I promise. Looks like a great time.

Slipknot · 02-21-2010, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Back Beach

More pics for those not able to attend...

one of these years I'll be there, I promise. Looks like a great time.

Mike, nice job on your plugs.

One guess who won your jointed eel plug

that's right - George

he was all smiles

I even won the needle, Thanks again.

I'd have pics but when I went to use it there was no memory card

I hope someone got some shots of the contest plugs.

ProfessorM · 02-20-2010, 07:06 PM

fun was had by all. Thanks organizers and tons of food. Nice talking and meeting everyone. Lots of fantastic talent. Great seeing all the long commuters too, drive safe guys.

johnny ducketts · 02-20-2010, 07:07 PM

Gremlin I don't know who had the stencil but i imagine you could make them with that plastic packaging that covers everything you buy now a days. I think you could form it with a heat gun.
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Gremlin · 02-20-2010, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by johnny ducketts

Gremlin I don't know who had the stencil but i imagine you could make them with that plastic packaging that covers everything you buy now a days. I think you could form it with a heat gun.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

That's what they used and did form it with heat. Just trying to find out where you can purchase some.

Thanks for the response.

Jamie

seabuggy · 02-20-2010, 07:32 PM

This was my first Plugfest. It turned out to be much more than I thought it would be. The talent in that room was great. The willingness to share their talent was greater. I learned a lot, met some nice guys, filled my belly, and bought some plug making supplies. This was the best ten bucks I ever spent. Thanks to all the organizers, cooks, and anyone else that worked to put this plugfest on.

eurojett · 02-20-2010, 08:00 PM

Lots of good stuff to see in here....PlugFest.... sounds like a great time was had by All.

reebok · 02-20-2010, 08:11 PM

I had a great time - it was my first one. Thanks JohnR and team. And thanks John for the raffle ticket. I realized later I shouldn't have gotten one - I didn't bring food. Nice guy John, he gave me one anyway. I'm glad I didn't win!

stifftip, thanks for the loading demo. Your jabs about the other plugs were fun. Who needs air brushes when you have sharpies!

Lower · 02-20-2010, 08:24 PM

What a great day. Big thanks to all that put it together. It was great catching with all the old faces and really nice meeting some new ones. CS is right...the bar is so high. I just can't get over the talent. Unreal. Thanks to all those that swapped plugs. Always fun having a new load of plugs in the spring to pull from. 2 more months...