that was my first plugfest and wont be my last. i had a great time, and next year ill be sure to have plenty of plugs to swap and i'll have to step my game up since i cant enter the rookie category again. thanks to prof m for the awesome pencil my father got in the raffle, and big d for the spook and john r for giving me the spook since nobody claimed it. thanks to everyone who put the whole event together. nice to finally put faces to names, sks, tagger, rockfish9, and nice to catch up with a few people i hadnt seen since last season. thanks again john r and slip

First off, want to thank John and all the people involved with set up !!! Had a great time. Its unbelievable the honesty and willingness to share. You made me feel like a member and hope the contribute more. I meet alot of great people, great food, unbelievable talent. I will look forward to the next, with the same excitement as spring and my first fish. Thank-you !!!!

No, Thank You....everybody there just makes plugs....

Wish we got a chance to talk a little more... things just happen too fast.... I made up that board so those that are new to the "sport" get an idea of what some of the pioneers of plug building came up with... I hope I conveyed to all that saw that display that NONE of those methods were my invention.. they were from the hard work and inovation of the men that came before (most of) us... it was a tribute of sorts.. something that I plan on adding to each year..

That Rookie plug you made was fantastic, really. There were a lot of people stating this may be the best rookie class ever.

As for the plug, I was looking for an opportunity to get you one ;) Hell, I could have given you half of them but I did not want my son seeing a bunch of plug goons pig piling his father :morons:

Precisely

glad i got a chance to go up to Joe's this winter and spend the day with him, a mini plugfest, not talking about our height larry, as all I got to do at plugfest was say hi. Wish work went by that fast.

Damn I'm jealous. Hopefully next year.

Maybe before i wrap up the season, a few of us can get together again for a mini ( not our height Larry!) day of plug talk in my shop...

and your right.. wish work went by that fast...

Sorry I missed out again this year :wall:

Just double check and make sure the swivels are attached if you decide to fish with it....

Wow..looks like another great Plugfest...Nice work guys..I miss these events..

hey dave at least you are warm.

yeah..it's finally warming up..we had a record cold winter..felt a little too much like home past month or so..

Sorry you couldn't make it Dave. I was looking around for you...always like snagging your plugs!

:rotf2: That Ernie is slick.

but he's good.., my 14 month old son was around him for 5 secs and got his first spook body, he was so excited after his first ho.. he promptly passed out. :)

i got it on film. will post later

Your son's learning from the best. I didn't even see it coming! Freakin Ernie has at least one of every sytle plug I make!

I think a car pool from NJ would be the way to do it. I know of atleast 6 maybe 7 NJ guys that went.

Bill you are welcome to hitch a ride with me whenever you want.

:uhuh:had a great time thanks everyone

Well back home now and i have to say a very big thank you to John and Bruce & sons and everyone else involved in throwing this great event Well Done!!!!! Talk about a time warp hours turn into minutes at this gathering.It was great to see you all and to meet some of the new builders.A big thanks to Rockfish9's wife for all that she was doing behind the scenes as she was helping everywhere you looked.Joe you are a lucky guy!!!:uhuh: To the Jersey crew glad you guys came up and hope to be visiting your area soon.Thanks again for making this Yankees fan always feel welcome you all are the best!!!!

Nobody mentioned there was a Yankees fan in our midst? :hihi: Who was in charge of "PlugLand" security?? :smash:

Great seeing you Lou! We can excuse your shortcomings......at least for one day!:rotf2:

thanks Lou.. the woman is a machine... last summer the two of us painted the entire house in two days, I had to put a new roof on the screen porch... she humped bundles of shingles up the ladder as fast as I could lay them down....... when We put in the new post and rail fence, she dug as many or more holes ( through the shale and rocks) as I did.... she gets up every morning at 4:30 and goes to the gym.. and embarrases most women half her age!... I am indeed very lucky...

Now we know who is really making all those plugs!:grins: