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02-13-2011, 01:32 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 134
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Well, finished my 1st plugs
After lots of lumber and lots of fun I finally finished a few and have more in the works. The etex has bubbles, guess I have to get outa tourch next time, sure the fish wont mind though. Now all I need is some ice free water to try them out!
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02-13-2011, 04:02 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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And off you go! Nice job. Both the needle and the swimmer look like winners. Thanks for showing them.
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02-13-2011, 04:20 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: A village some where
Posts: 3,436
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watch out its addictive! as a matter of face i have to finish and seal some now
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02-13-2011, 04:42 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 134
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It is definitely addictive. I have several in the works, started painting with airbrush and that is as addictive as turning wood! I just finished up the other swimmer, green along the back, blue below and white belly. This is too much fun!
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02-13-2011, 05:02 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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good for you. Congrats. Look great.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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02-13-2011, 05:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
Posts: 5,985
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Nice job! Just wait til you catch with them!
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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02-13-2011, 05:35 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
Posts: 21,182
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Excellent.
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02-13-2011, 05:55 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 342
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Lookin' good...off to a good start
MS
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02-13-2011, 06:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 134
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I remember when I started tying flies and the 1st trout rosevp and ate it, I am ready for sthat same feeling with a striper or blue and a plug I built!
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02-13-2011, 08:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: the Dirty Jerz
Posts: 276
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very nice plugs. I wish my first looked that good.
I like the shape of that needle. Keep up the good work and enjoy plug designing and building. Its very rewarding and teaches you lost about fishing.
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02-13-2011, 09:40 PM
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Night Stalker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: ............
Posts: 3,605
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cool needle
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02-14-2011, 05:15 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: S. Easton
Posts: 1,676
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Welcome to the addiction!
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02-14-2011, 07:14 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 134
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wrikerjr
The shape of the needle was off of memory from Needle made by a friend of mine (Jason). I think his was about an inch or more shorter, mine is 7 1/2 ". I have a fairly large weight in the tail, little worried it will stand up like a cork!. All other shapes were from things I have seen on this site. When the water warms then I can start experimenting and see what works the best.
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02-14-2011, 08:08 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: the Dirty Jerz
Posts: 276
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hookset
wrikerjr
The shape of the needle was off of memory from Needle made by a friend of mine (Jason). I think his was about an inch or more shorter, mine is 7 1/2 ". I have a fairly large weight in the tail, little worried it will stand up like a cork!. All other shapes were from things I have seen on this site. When the water warms then I can start experimenting and see what works the best.
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Its a very nice shape, with a tail weight the preferred method is to counterbalance that weight with a weight forward of the hook. But listen everything should be tried and experimented. For all the plugs I have made succesfully there have been utter failures and disaster that were burned to destroy the plug failed evidence.
If you need some pictures of needle weightings let me know, but certainly experiment. |
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02-14-2011, 08:37 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: some where on the water
Posts: 2,313
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Lookin Good 
GOOD LUCK GOOD BUILDIN  |
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02-14-2011, 12:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Easton, MA
Posts: 5,735
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Congrats, very nice work on those!
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