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01-06-2010, 02:21 PM
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#391
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: S. Boston, MA
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agreed woody, this is why I make sure to now thin it out pretty good for dipping.
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01-06-2010, 02:21 PM
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#392
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Kentucky
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Originally Posted by WoodyCT
...Ever see the paint and epoxy come off leaving the primer on the wood after dinging rocks?  |
It means the paint is not sticking to the primer.
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01-06-2010, 04:05 PM
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#393
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
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I have never had that issue! Even after hook rash and dings my paint and clearcoat hold great with no lifting or peeling at all!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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01-06-2010, 04:11 PM
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#394
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFish
I have never had that issue! Even after hook rash and dings my paint and clearcoat hold great with no lifting or peeling at all! |
I've noticed ... What's your clear coat ? ...  |
Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
(dob 4-21-07)
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01-10-2010, 08:21 AM
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#395
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: plymouth,ma
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Good morning, looks like I'm early...
Here's this weeks projects... I got a few of the darters from last week sealed. I turned a bunch of stuff yesterday. Some 'jointed' bodies to be done with the 'nike' stye head I've been messing with, a few more 6" darters and some that I supersized up to 7.5" to try on my conventional plugging rod which I'm hoping to use more next year.
I'd like a big swimmer in the 3.5-4 oz range and I ran some searches looking for dimensions on the big donny. I could find the overall length 7.5 and the lip pikie 3, but didn't find anything about widths or hook locations ?
I haven't been doing any finishing yet. I wanted to try and get everything turned and sealed first.
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01-10-2010, 09:10 AM
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#396
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
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Good morning.
That's about where I am. My plugs are turned and marked, and some have started down the machineing belt. I did manage to clear some that have been in the works for a long while. Lurkers...and one offs.
After all the tutorials on darters I may gut it up and give them a try again.
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01-10-2010, 09:18 AM
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#397
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
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Morning! Just back from breakfast with FishChick! I had a visitor in the shop yesterday for some plug building lessons! Pics in a moment! The "Kid" is a natural!  |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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01-10-2010, 09:24 AM
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#398
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Here's one in particular that I've been working on. Cape Cod wood from a Cape Cod tree, made into a Cape Cod plug. I cut the branch last Summer and dried it on top of my furnace. Flaptail had mentioned that such a plug would be cool..
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01-10-2010, 09:28 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Fork
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Good Morning guys.Fred that pretty cool  .Here are some i have been working on. |
Originally Posted by Flaptail
"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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01-10-2010, 09:31 AM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
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Fred that plug is awesome! 
Lou you been busy! |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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01-10-2010, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Fork
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Oops forgot these.
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Originally Posted by Flaptail
"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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01-10-2010, 09:36 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
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I had a lot of help over the years with that plug. There's a lot of PM and numbskull in it.
Lu you're making me want to build a duplicator. My plugs all look like they don't know each other.
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01-10-2010, 09:38 AM
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#403
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Fork
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Here is the pic of the fancy paint shaker i made.You have to love gorilla tape.This thing rocks turns paint that has been sitting their for over2 years into a milkshake in 30 seconds.
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Originally Posted by Flaptail
"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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01-10-2010, 09:39 AM
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#404
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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As The Swimmer Turns!
Frank came over yesterday for a day of plug turning! One of Frank's favorite plugs is the Guppy Canal Pencils made by the Hess Family, great plugs for sure and a favorite of many! Frank took a 32 pounder one day last season from the ditch......one of my season highlights was watching Frank play that fish! This season Frank will be fishing his Guppy knockoffs I am sure! Here are a few pics of Frank at the lathe!
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Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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01-10-2010, 09:41 AM
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#405
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: L.I.NY
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Lou is that a jig saw [can't enlarge thumb?] ingenious !!
Jake I know the feeling sometimes my plugs are cousins sometimes strangers need more brother & sisters
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01-10-2010, 09:44 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Fork
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake
I had a lot of help over the years with that plug. There's a lot of PM and numbskull in it.
Lu you're making me want to build a duplicator. My plugs all look like they don't know each other.
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Save yourself the trouble just send me the ones you want and i will copy them for you.  |
Originally Posted by Flaptail
"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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01-10-2010, 09:44 AM
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#407
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
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Here is Frank in a few more of the finished body! A little more hand sanding and Frank will have them in sealer! Nice work Frank and a great day! Thanks for coming by.....and for the coffee! |
Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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01-10-2010, 09:45 AM
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#408
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Fork
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mfm22
Lou is that a jig saw [can't enlarge thumb?] ingenious !!
Jake I know the feeling sometimes my plugs are cousins sometimes strangers need more brother & sisters
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Yes its an old jigsaw i had sitting around. |
Originally Posted by Flaptail
"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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01-10-2010, 09:50 AM
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#409
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
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Lu, awesome!
In the works..
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01-10-2010, 09:55 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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All youzz guys stuff looks great. I am pretty much done with turning, except for some small runs of some vintage stuff that several members of both sites have been nice enough to lend me this winter, still got a few coming. Some real nice Musso's and Pichney's. I really enjoy that part, the old stuff. I am sealing every day now and belly weighting now and soon it will be prime time. Still got a special tail wgt mold in the process for Slip and I and a plug fixture or 2 for myself. trying to clean up that deal I got on the Delta drill press and I have a few lip styles I need to make for those vintage plugs I will be doing so I have gov. jobs going at work too. I luv being too busy as I get bored fast and jump around a lot, must be my ADD.
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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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01-10-2010, 10:00 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
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Good morning, Paul
You have ADD, I have SUBTRACT, I lose stuff just by putting it down. Sometimes it's still in my hand. I was clearing yeaterday and lost my acid brush. Guess where I found it..  In my hand. E-tex makes you high.. |
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01-10-2010, 10:03 AM
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#412
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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nice Fred. I like them.
Lawrence it looks like you got the heat going in your cave, No?
Nice job on those pencils Frank. I am now making 4 sizes of those things right down to a cute little one. It is my favorite canal plug and has been since Brad made them. In mine I weight the crap out of them and really just for the canal as they are really too heavy for non current applications. You got a good mentor.
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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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01-10-2010, 10:04 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Fork
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake
Good morning, Paul
You have ADD, I have SUBTRACT, I lose stuff just by putting it down. Sometimes it's still in my hand. I was clearing yeaterday and lost my acid brush. Guess where I found it.. In my hand. E-tex makes you high.. |
What is it called it you have both? |
Originally Posted by Flaptail
"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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01-10-2010, 10:04 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,394
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BF and Frank, did you cut the front of the pencil on a bandsaw? The bottom looks like you maybe used a drum sander???
I would be really interested in seeing some jigs for cutting different plug blanks on a band saw.
No luck on selling the Shopsmith, so am going to use it for the lathe and boring. Maybe get a mini and duplicator next year....
Not getting the lathe turning yet, as we are in the process of packing up my mom's condo and moving her to a retirement community this week, and storing much stuff at my house... I hope to be turning within two weeks. |
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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01-10-2010, 10:09 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Fred you need some acid brushes? I will bring you some at plugfest as I got a lot of them and I am using something different now. You are welcome some of them. Then you can leave them everywhere. BTW I do that all the time, especially the pencil on my ear thing.
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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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01-10-2010, 10:09 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: North Branford,Ct.
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Mornin all. finish dip priming all the fleet this week. Started painting alittle. Might put together a booth. I have a ton to paint. I did swirl a atom jr and BM spin atom. Spary paint and a plastic glove plug rolled thru my hand. saran wrap also worked. Key was to have paint that doesn't set up instantly. I base spray gloss enamel ivory white, spray desired color then pull plug thru gloved hand. For the wrap method, spray paint , wrap and quickly remove plaaticwrap.
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Billy D.
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01-10-2010, 10:10 AM
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#417
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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Quote:
Originally Posted by eastendlu
What is it called it you have both? |
a losing battle |
"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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01-10-2010, 10:12 AM
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#418
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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going to have to try some of those swirl finishes some day . I like the looks of those
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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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01-10-2010, 10:13 AM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
Posts: 8,484
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nice plug Fred ,,, Cape Cod Ceadar ? Flap refferrance ..
Frank,, You'll enjoy catching on that plug .. nice job ..
Lu .. I think I got that same jig saw ..brillant .
I havn't really been hitting it as hard as you guys ,,. Been messing with old school hook hangers,,cotter pins ,, Flaptail quest got me interrested .. made some predators,, and 3 differant flaptails going now.. I expect it to be slow this winter ,, so thinking more time in the future .. Sux cutting that goofy beetlejuice face on plugs .. Just winging it ,, Made a 2 belly hook plug that ended up a single hook after back and forth on the beltsander trying to get face even ..
Dave Ross pm'd you ... cool darters
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Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
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01-10-2010, 10:13 AM
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pbadad, those look great! Thanks for the tip, too! gonna try that.
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