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02-04-2010, 09:49 AM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
Posts: 3,368
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Ladies and Gentlemen....the $2,000 eelie is here!
My wife laughed this morning when I told her this thing cost me a mortgage payment, but I wasn't kidding....anyways here's the specs on my first completed project...just took it for a swim...
Spacing of hooks and weights per Numbskull's recommendations in another thread.
7.5 " douglas fir body.
Lefty 2 lip hi slot.
.265 belly weight.
Weight is 3.5 oz....if it was built out of pine it would be considerably lighter. The fir piece I used was on the heavy side.
Last edited by Back Beach; 02-04-2010 at 10:09 AM..
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It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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02-04-2010, 09:57 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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well done.
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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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02-04-2010, 10:15 AM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
Posts: 8,484
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nice Mike ,,, worth every penny .. The cost goes down the more you make unless you get Ho'd .. You could always become a sponsor too and turn it all around ..
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Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
(dob 4-21-07)
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02-04-2010, 10:37 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: South of Boston
Posts: 2,605
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Great looking plug Mike.
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
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02-04-2010, 10:44 AM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tagger
nice Mike ,,, worth every penny .. The cost goes down the more you make unless you get Ho'd
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Sit tight, next up will be the $1,000 danny, then the $666 junior swimmer. |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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02-04-2010, 11:32 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,225
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tagger
unless you get Ho'd ...
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And he WILL get ho'd  .......Nice looking plug, so How did she swim? |
"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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02-04-2010, 11:42 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: new bedford, Ma.
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good stuff. I made a template for one of those a while back but its just sitting there.
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Nobody calls me Lebowski. You got the wrong guy. I'm the Dude, man.
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02-04-2010, 12:09 PM
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Hernia Pikie Maker
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: e. prov r.i.
Posts: 1,176
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nice
great looking plug
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its no ones fault
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02-04-2010, 12:19 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,749
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfessorM
well done.
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I agree...  |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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02-04-2010, 01:04 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Fork
Posts: 2,260
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Great job!!! I can't wait for the $5000.00 pike.  |
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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02-04-2010, 01:57 PM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
And he WILL get ho'd .......Nice looking plug, so How did she swim? |
Swam very good. I would put it in the category of a bomber long a with regard to its depth (2-3') and action. Was going to try a pikie 3 lip, but the lefty 2 did the trick. Even with the relatively heavy overall weight(3.5 oz), it popped up to the surface like a cork when I paused the retrieve, so its quite bouyant for a thin, heavy plug. |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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02-04-2010, 02:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Pembroke,MA
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Good stuff Mike. But the price usually doesn't get better as you always want another gizmo, tool, etc...
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02-04-2010, 02:18 PM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
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Quote:
Originally Posted by angler229
Good stuff Mike. But the price usually doesn't get better as you always want another gizmo, tool, etc...
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Gonna need some of those plastic hook bonnets too as I like to fish with them on... |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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02-04-2010, 09:20 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Impressive start, Mike. Very impressive. The thought and fishing knowledge that went into that plug stands right out. It will pay you back, soon enough.
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02-05-2010, 11:55 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: some where on the water
Posts: 2,313
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VERY NICE, 2 pictures 2 plugs, is one of them for me 
GOOD LUCK GOOD PLUGGIN  |
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02-05-2010, 05:33 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: fall river
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great job, looks great!
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