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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

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Old 06-16-2007, 10:17 PM   #1
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RATS

test tomarrow
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Old 06-16-2007, 10:18 PM   #2
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rat surfster

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Old 06-17-2007, 05:29 AM   #3
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Musky stuff. Should put ears on it though.
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Old 06-17-2007, 06:29 AM   #4
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definately ears or a spin prop on the rear
to leave that dog paddling wake
behind the lure...

great shape though, looks very much like a rat
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Old 06-17-2007, 09:51 AM   #5
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ears great idea

switching to a pikie 1, surfster1 was ok but really wide side to side small surfster may be better

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Old 06-17-2007, 01:12 PM   #6
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Man, you really have that shape down pat.

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Old 06-17-2007, 05:46 PM   #7
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I've seen plenty of rats at the Canal--maybe your on to something.
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Old 06-17-2007, 06:43 PM   #8
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big bass stuff

3+ pounders will take plugs that big and bigger. the smaller fish will try.

live to fish. fish to live. rod tips high.
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Old 06-19-2007, 09:30 PM   #9
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great job ed
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Old 06-29-2007, 09:37 AM   #10
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RATS, had to give it a shot, hand carved ,rattle can painted. heres one I did the outher day, did not have any rubber worms for the tail so I used a small rubber tube for plugs. Im doing another one, ill have it done soon.
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Old 06-30-2007, 09:45 AM   #11
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stripercrazy did you make your lure in sections? I think I can make out lines running through it but I'm not too sure - my eyes aren't that great anymore
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Old 06-30-2007, 09:40 PM   #12
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body

turned body, marked body with pencil two lines 1/4 inch apart...with the square ends on I mark the highest point or middle on top,left side, right side .and I draw a line making a V.all screweyes...cut with bandsaw
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Old 06-30-2007, 09:44 PM   #13
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lips

3 inch mice I'm useing njlefty1high slot...seem to be the best and the rats a dannie2 lip useing the high slot seems to work good rat=5 inch....the above picture theres lefty lips in the bodys.(rats).they worked at the end of the cast but messed up at times went to dannie2...I haven't tried the lefty2high, but I bet it will work..the 1.5 surfster lip works good...I'm trying to get a tighter action with the dannie they have a S shaped swim

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Old 06-30-2007, 09:45 PM   #14
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pis of mouse

3 inch
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