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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

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Old 03-03-2013, 09:09 AM   #1
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first group of dressed hooks

had a chance to tie some bucktail and feathers yesterday
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Old 03-03-2013, 09:10 AM   #2
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here's some more pics
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Old 03-03-2013, 10:44 AM   #3
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i could use some of those!

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Old 03-03-2013, 01:00 PM   #4
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Send me a few hooks...I'll tie some for you
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Old 03-03-2013, 03:49 PM   #5
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GOOD START. COMMENT----> first pic
DONT tie the deerhair that far on the hook eye, keep it BACK BEFOR THE EYE.
NEXT-----> tie in the flash FIRST, then A SPARCE amount of deer hair.
NEXT------> then the feathers on TOP.
NEXT-----> DONT use so much thread on the head.
NEXT-----> put 3-4 LIGHT coats of HEAD CEMENT on the head to control the SIZE of the head.

NEXT---> ROTATE the head while drying to get a uniform formation.
hope that helps
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Old 03-03-2013, 05:23 PM   #6
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Yeah, that first one I ended up redoing
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Old 03-04-2013, 08:16 AM   #7
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few comments

Looks good. Few things to remember-

Less is more when it comes to tail hooks. These materials create drag, and too much can really alter the action of a plug. When I tie tail hooks I use about a quarter of the material you have there.

I assume you're using pretty heavy thread? 3/0 or so? When you tie in your bucktail, make the first couple wraps about 1/8" behind the eye. Then give it two or three STRONG wraps to lock it down. Then grab the butt sections and pull them vertical (perpendicular to the hook shank) and trim with your scissors parallel to the hook shank. What that will do is create an angle to the cut ends. When you form your head, it will be neatly tapered and only about 1/8" or so. A much cleaner end result.
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Old 03-04-2013, 09:04 AM   #8
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A few pics to hopefully clarify what I was saying.
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Old 03-04-2013, 09:05 AM   #9
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Second set. Sorry for the blurry pic.
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Old 03-04-2013, 09:53 AM   #10
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thanks for all the advice guys!! Good stuff JackK, will def try that.

Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job. ~Paul Schullery

There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process. ~Paul O'Neil, 1965
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