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03-19-2009, 02:47 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Alloway NJ
Posts: 117
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Metal-less Swimmer
Since I do not have a lathe, and the mental images keep crowding my head. I asked Ted if he could turn me an egg. I wanted to make a swimmer that has a smaller profile that would swim with a tight wiggle. I cut the face the way I did on some others, primed, put some hooks in and tested it out. Without any lead it was a turd, after moving some around I settled on two shots right in the center behind the belly hook. What I got was something totally unexpected. But nice! This eggo swims naturally at first on its way down to about 2ft, then it only wiggles for about 3 or 4 kicks and then just glides for a bit. The wiggle comes back and then goes away again. Looks just like some bait swimming in current trying to hold position. Please ignor the paint, not too serious about that yet. Also waiting on some hardware for the line tie. This is another screwed plug.
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03-19-2009, 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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Neat little plug, and I really like the paint. That fade out yellow stripe effect is cool.
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03-19-2009, 05:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Alloway NJ
Posts: 117
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Thanks NS, did you get to swim your Lucky 13 yet?
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03-19-2009, 05:43 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
Posts: 17,119
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That is really cool Bill
nice job
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03-19-2009, 06:55 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
Posts: 8,484
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great little plug Bill .. a sub surface popper bill swimmer ,,,first shot .. Probably catch like a bastagde .. my best catching plug has absolutely no action at all ..  |
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03-19-2009, 07:03 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: plymouth,ma
Posts: 1,142
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Nice! The plug looks happy, kinda like pac-man.
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03-19-2009, 07:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Alloway NJ
Posts: 117
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Thank you, I wish I was gonna be the first to fish it but I am giving it to a buddy who built my son and I awesome rods over the winter.
I got out to test this one today, Ted(the greek) lent me a danny body also. I tried it with a cut face on the original size and no action at all. I went back and cut it just before the hump and swam it. Needed some lead also, but finally got what I wanted. It swims like a shallow running shad rap with a very tight wiggle the whole way back.
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03-19-2009, 07:06 PM
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Addicted to plugs
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Byfield,MA
Posts: 249
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Hey Bill,
looks awesome, hope you made a few, just put one in the package when you send the tails. 
Almost looks like a handcarved tongue on that second pic. |
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03-19-2009, 07:09 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Alloway NJ
Posts: 117
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GooGoo Man
Hey Bill,
looks awesome, hope you made a few, just put one in the package when you send the tails.
Almost looks like a handcarved tongue on that second pic. |
Actually, I am done for now until I get you squared away. 
Will do on the plug. |
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