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Forum: Rod Building 08-08-2003, 05:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,796
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Picked up an Amtac 1209 blank today from Mike at...

Picked up an Amtac 1209 blank today from Mike at M&Ds. Looks like that will be my new Canal Rod set up conventional. My old one is a cutdown Fenwick S Glass from the late 70s. 12mm ring Alconite tip,...
Forum: Rod Building 07-15-2003, 03:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,796
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
How so? Is the Patriot stiffer than the...

How so? Is the Patriot stiffer than the Rainshadow. I guess what I need to know is which of these three isn the stiffest. Which will do the best job lifting a jig off the bottom of the Canal.
Forum: Rod Building 07-15-2003, 11:46 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,796
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Tica 10C vs either Amtac or Rainshadow 1209

I am thinking of putting together a rod that I can use in the Canal for Jigs and some big plugs. I could tie up an Amtak or Rainshadow 1209 or simply buy a Tica 10C (which seems to get quite a bit of...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 07-02-2003, 06:55 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,578
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
soft bait plastic

If I buy 5 gal of Liquid soft bait material, how long will it stay usuable? i would like to experiment now that I have fish to work on and wait until winter to go into production.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 06-08-2003, 05:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,497
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
I used circle hooks with softbaits last year and...

I used circle hooks with softbaits last year and found them remarkably effective. The reason I tried them was that the fish were inhaling the 9" Sluggos into their gills, resulting in damage,...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 05-25-2003, 08:17 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,615
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&, I missed...

#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&,

I missed seeing the bannana barge. I didn't get out to the rip until the afternoon. The morning weather sucked. We got out around 3 for a couple of hours. The wind went flat and the...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 05-24-2003, 07:13 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,615
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
The rips have been fine on top using Carrots....

The rips have been fine on top using Carrots. Lots of hits, probably hooking up 10% of the time. It's worth the show to watch them smack a pencil up in the air 4-5 times in a retrieve through that...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 05-24-2003, 04:18 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,615
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Slip, I am over on the Vineyard fishing. The...

Slip,

I am over on the Vineyard fishing. The weather sucks, the fishing is OK. been fishing the Middleground. In between tides I have been drifting the rocks below Monickey (not sure of the...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-30-2003, 11:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,146
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
How close was I to your abode? Hmm.. if my timing...

How close was I to your abode? Hmm.. if my timing was right when I visited the man cave, say when you were off testing plugs or over at Wendys, I could save myself a lot of work and just fill up the...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-29-2003, 09:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,146
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Slip, This is only the tip of the iceberg. I...

Slip,

This is only the tip of the iceberg. I have 2 more rigged, ready to fish with 9 more still in the drying rack, including 6 with surfster style heads. Don't give me any more ideas. There are...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-29-2003, 09:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,146
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Baby Dannys

Inspired by a Slipknot Danny I got in a plug swop. 4 5/8" long, 7/8 oz, swims "the Balls" to quote BM. Lips were fabricated out of stainless supplied by Bud8Fan (Russ, PM me your shipping address)....
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-05-2003, 09:28 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,869
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Really nice squid! However I believe this is an...

Really nice squid! However I believe this is an indicator of how long the winter has been.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-25-2003, 09:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,575
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
i think the issue you are having with the white...

i think the issue you are having with the white and the parrot bottle swimmers is that the faces are shaped too radically. try taking off the top of the face above the loop; it shouldn't curve back...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-23-2003, 09:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,575
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Adjusting the lip may only be part of the issue....

Adjusting the lip may only be part of the issue. I spent the winter testing bottle swimmers and discovered two things that are necessary for bottle swimmers to swim right.

1. Don't make the lip so...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-21-2003, 11:24 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,151
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Toolhauz, either West Bridgewater or Needham....

Toolhauz, either West Bridgewater or Needham. $11.00. 12" long with 8" of flute, polished HSS. Much nicer than Sears (I have both). The longer flutes require less clearing as you through drill a...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-13-2003, 09:09 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,473
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
"They weigh 2oz. Only a front treble, 3/0, and a...

"They weigh 2oz. Only a front treble, 3/0, and a nice 5/0 dressed siwash is needed."

Perfect for me!
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-13-2003, 05:52 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,473
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Very Nice! Well, I'm in the swap, so I guess I...

Very Nice! Well, I'm in the swap, so I guess I will be lucky enough to get one of Specialists swimmers as well. This swop is looking better all the time.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-11-2003, 08:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,473
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Buy a lip! That doesn't appeal to my scottish...

Buy a lip! That doesn't appeal to my scottish heritage. Making lips has proven to be pretty easy. I use a system of printing out the template for a lip, gluing it to the stainless stock, cutting the...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-10-2003, 10:31 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,473
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Darned if that isn't my problem as well. Then you...

Darned if that isn't my problem as well. Then you have to paint, weight and rig all those damned plugs. next you'll have trouble getting rid of them..
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-10-2003, 10:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,473
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Duplicator Dannys

Dannys hot off the duplicator and tested among the ice flows... The white one is 3 oz, intended for my new Batson 1088, the black one 2 oz intended for my Batson 1087. The red throat on the black one...
Forum: Rod Building 02-03-2003, 02:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,811
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Mike, In your first wiggle, poke the ceiling...

Mike,

In your first wiggle, poke the ceiling tests, how do these compare to equivalent Batson or All Star blanks. I am looking for a canal big plug/jig stick. Was thinking of the All Star 1209...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-03-2003, 10:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,680
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
"Putting the issue of your being out of your mind...

"Putting the issue of your being out of your mind aside (I don't know you and therefore do not feel qualified to render judgment on that issue)"

I was not being entirely candid. I had already...
Forum: Rod Building 02-02-2003, 10:21 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,167
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
How about set up conventional?

Anyone have an opinion on the Batson 1088 blank?! No strong opinions on this board! How about the same Batson 1088 but for conventional? Probably with an Abu 6500C3. Reel seat size, guide size and...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-02-2003, 09:57 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,680
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Out of your mind?

Putting the issue of your being out of your mind aside (I don't know you and therefore do not feel qualified to render judgment on that issue), you can do most of what you need to do on a lathe. With...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-01-2003, 12:52 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,860
Posted By fishing bum wannabe
Gloucester2 Nice cod jigs. It looks as...

Gloucester2

Nice cod jigs. It looks as though you are painting them reather than chroming them. Anything to share with that? How well do they compare, what colors are most effective, etc? Have you...
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