Never ever seen one of those George! Very interesting???!:uhuh:

Larry take all the time that you need i will mail this out to you this week.We can settle up at plugfest.

Thanks Lou! That sounds great! Darn nice of you!

Your no different Larry.Thanks i can't wait:drool::drool::drool:

Same time next Sunday guys?? I will try to be on time next week!:) 8:00 am.

Of all the metal lip swimmer types that Ive tried, the surfster was the one that gave me the biggest headache. When done right they have a real sexy wiggle to them and do not roll 180 degrees :uhuh: Seemed that if you make them too thin or too thick they roll real bad. I also found that I needed two belly hooks (I use a teaser for the tail though a third hook could also be used) to make them swim right. Certainly not a plug that I would use in heavy current. The 1 1/2 oz size I make has done well for me and a few others off the beaches in Rhody. Work them slow and on top, boom :love:

Jigman

Surfsters. :drool:

:nopics:

Here's the little one, found it in my friends coffee table the other day!
Cell phone pic. sorry, if you want measurements let me know.

such thing as really late?
 

Can this thread carry on throughout the week for those of us who work on sunday? :smash:

Thanks to numbskull, I've been slowly accomplishing some Musso Jr. and Sr. knock offs. The Dimensions are accurate now I'm working on the weighting. Only 6.125" but both the SS and Pine come in at 2.75oz.

Oh yeah and some pencils too.

I think the original pine I saw weighed 2.5-2.6 oz rigged so you are very close.

You know, Lu, Roy L told me his friend got a high 30 lb fish in the canal this fall on a darter that was doing exactly the same thing. If you stop to think about it, a combined sub-surface and surface plug might have something to say for it.

Those pencils are sweet......great shape :kewl:

Did you recall if the orig. had a small tail weight?

2.75oz was 12grams in the belly (tried to account for the hole I drilled through the weight) plus a tail weight.

No tail weight. But it did carry a tail hook (which I don't use). Float it. If it sits close to level rigged the way you want with water at the tail and just below the lip slot you should be good. The Pine Srs and SSs I built came out heavy but fish fine.

these will carry a flag as well.
I will float them tonight and swim some others tomorrow.

nice job F.
Pencils are very clean looking. Great job.

A couple of recent 1 1/2 oz surfsters. Bottom one is actually black/blue swirl with a black back.

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Jigman

Good Morning all. I'm early. No paper yet. Got 8" snow w/ wind blown drifts up to 2" . God I hate snow. Gotta plow later. George, I've been studying the 2- A54B pixs. In the xray it looks like the wire hole is say 5/16" and the weight is on the bottom and the wire slides over the top. It doesn't seem like a double cut hole by the shadow marks. I finally got the blank template set up on the lathe. Using my plastic Atom version, I come up with 1 1/16" diameter, 5 3/8" length. The pix looks like 1 1/8" dia. like an Atom Jr w/ 5 5/8"length. Do you know what the swim characteristics were in this plug w/ just a recessed tailweight? I looks to cast better the an A-jr.

Prof M. here is the rear view of my weight placement of my belly weight Wadd. the hole 3/16" and below a 1/4" dowel plugging up the remaining hole. Put entire blank on lathe and spin away. I do go slower when I approach the dowel area.

Morning.....need coffee! Back in a few!:yawn:

Morning larry

Just drained my first cup....going for a second! Morning Islander! Clear your driveway yet?

Oh yeah, coffee, be right back..

Larry we don't have much up my way, in southern Maine. Justed started snowing around 5

My neighbor is coming over with his snowblower (good neighbor) so I ain't budgin' till he comes over....and I do not believe in doing it more than once! Will wait until its done!

I have not done much plug wise this week? I did clear a small batch of plugs but no turning or anything? Christmas has me busy!:deer:

Here in Clinton we have about an inch but it's comeing straight down in small flakes. I'll have a sore back by the time it's done..

Mornin Larry. Went downstairs to drill out my first A-54B proto. Now, where to throw it. My pond is frozen w/ snow. I'll have to wait for xmas. suppose to warm up and rain.

Go to your local municipal swimming pool?? Or the "Y"? I am sure they would not mind you swimming a chunk of wood with sharp hooks on it through the masses?!!:rotf2:

Heres the first good one off the dupe. Finally after 5 misfits!

Actually thats what I do when I open the pool at my house. My neighbors say you never catch anything out of your pool!!! By the end of the week I'll try a brook near work if I can slosh to it.