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Time to invest in a belt/disc combo Numbskull. Short money, and very handy.

I used to use the bandsaw/belt sander. There is a MUCH better way. Jigs and the table saw. Jigs make up VERY quickly and make cutting the slopes EXTREMELY easy and VERY consistant. All I use the BS for is easing the angle between slopes.

George i have literally tons of all kinds of bronze and other types of bushing making materials.If you need some made let me know i would be glad to manufacture them for you.

I went out the the harbor which was the only open water and tested a NCG setup on a 1201L and swam my version of the Atom 54B. I was impress all around. The rod casted great with the concept set up , 30,20,12,8,8,8,8,8,10tip. The Atom 54B was the other homerun. Swam down just under <1', wiggle ever so nicely. used 2/0 treble on the belly w/pennant on tail. Very nice S wiggle. Thanks for all your help George. By the way I put 11gram tailweight thru the wire. I cut a 7 gram in half and put the half and a whole one into a 17/64" hole up to the swivel hole shy of going inside the hook hole 1/16". Filled the void w/ wooden spacer. Got to get some of the roll plastic Prof. M has.

Numbskull i saw this on the other site and thought you would like this.:drool::drool::drool:

See you guys in the am??:uhuh:

I hope i don't stay up to late plan on taking my wife to dinner and then to see Avatar as she did not want anything to do with seeing it when she first saw the previews and now she wants me to take her.I am glad because now i get to go to a new imax they just opened and heard good things about it.Not busting your chops Larry but i will give you my honest opinion after i see it.I also need to take pics of my paint shaker for you guys which works great btw.I had paint just sitting here for over a year (createx) all the paint on the bottom and the clear separeted on top like oil and vinegar took 30 sec to get it mixed.See you in the morning.

I'll be here. This was a great idea,btw, Larry.

Be there w/ 8o'clock coffee. Hey Lou, I have been putting in a ballbearing roller in all my paint bottles. Shake it, the ball rattles and continue till mixed. so far so good.

Never,ever thought i would hear that. :shocked:
"The End" must be near. :hihi:

Yes that works great.

Yes, I've known about that one for awhile. 10 1/2" and 4oz. Very doable, but I went with the BM/Pichney version last winter and barely fished them (beetch to carry). Found a picture of a Musso Eely this afternoon, however, a plug I never knew existed and one Back Beach asked me about just a week ago......2 hours later I think I've got something close. Don't have an original, but I've spent so much time copying his stuff I feel pretty confident I know how he would have gone about it. We'll see.

2012 is the new beginning ....not the END

i like hydro Karl .....much better than Booze. :uhuh:

Good Morning, anyone home?

good morning .. I winged this eely last year .. pikie 3 lip I think .. small tail weight .. I got a couple of fish on it .. I'm mainly throwing needles ,pp or spooks .. I like this plug though . Cast ok .. more interresting profile ..

forgot pic ... :smash:

Nice!
Haven't done anything this weekend but entertain. So I'll try to pay attention and learn something this AM.

Good morning! Got your coffee? I thought this morning, with the passing of lure building legend Bob Pond, we could honor his legacy in lure building a bit and maybe post some pics of any vintage Bob Pond/Atom creations if any of us own some or even some copies and talk about Bob and share some stories if we have any along with the usual chatter this am? :gu:

Good mornin'. I'm here, but should be drilling. Got church in an hour, not all that religious but whatever.

As for a topic for today....how about lips. These things drive me crazy. So many guys make "copies" that are not true to the original. Sure if you build your own thing using the lip as the base you can do OK, but if you want to copy something old you are out of luck.

There are good Lefty (actually Musso) lips available.
Salty's conrad lip is perfect.
The large Pikie lip is great.........but one with a mid slot hole would be greater yet for us guys who like surface swimmers.
Perfect surfster lips are available.

Nobody makes an accurate mid or small danny lip. The medium danny lips available are wider, longer, and with a slightly higher hole than the lips that are used on medium Pichney, Lupo, BM surface swimmer.....which are as perfect a bass lure as you can find.

There is no match for the large conrad, or the BM cowboy/ Bm version A40.

Yeah, yeah......I know if you are doing your own thing you can use what is out there and be happy. But a lot of us enjoy copying and fishing stuff that is no longer available. Yes, for any one or two, or six plugs you can cut your own lips....but if you want to make multiples you are out of luck.

So how do I go about making my own dies?

I remember meeting Bob Pond and his wife Avis at RISSA a few years ago when John Habs brought them to the show (which I thought was nice of John) and so many got to meet Bob and his wife and shake his hand and thank him for all he did! I know I did! They were both very pleasant people at the show. Unfortunately I do not own any of his fine work??:( Maybe Capesams or Vineyard Blues will post some of their great collections at some point? I hope so!

Numby I use NJ's lefty lips on my small Danny's.....they work pretty great!:uhuh:

Not sure Numby whats involved for cost .. Zappa clone probably knows ,, GRS makes his own lips .

Hi all
good idea Larry
but I have to run along myself so no time for me to do any pics, gotta get to the game. see ya later

I have not gone much further on my Nike's? I need to turn some more and start getting some done for PlugFest! :uhuh:

here ya go Larry ... This is all i have .. The flatter nose 40's were trailer made along the bank of the CC Canal ,, I believe close to where BSP is now .. The more refined round nose 40 was made in Attleboro shop . I don't have (looking for) a trolling model wich is visaully straighter shaped on the tail ,,wich is tail weighted ,,. I stole the Jr. for 50 of epay .. It always puzzled me these early 4 yrs. of Atom wood went so cheap on epay ..9.99 - 19.99 .. unless it was mint in the box .. see what happens now ,, Pleez correct me if any of the above untrue ... all word of mouth .. God Bless Bob Pond ..

Thanks for sharing those Ed! Very nice examples!:drool:

Here are some old A-40's from the late 50's w/ a couple of my repros and some early 70's A-jrs & the plastic version A54B(blk) with 2 copies of the jr & 54B. We can't forget the infamous Atom blue/white popper.I think everyone I know had one in their bag or boat growing up.

Yea Larry .. never had them all together .. now that I see the pic and just checked plug ,,I believe the top one is the Troller ,, fatter and straighter line on the arse .. not sure ,,, weighs 2.9 ... others 2.7 ,2.4.. Could just be wood weight inconsistent ..

Yeah I noticed the difference in the taper of the tail? You may be correct!

Hi Larry,Wish I could figure out the prob with gettin pics up here. I've got so much of Bob's stuff that it's crazy.Was a very good freind and a great teacher. Kinda sucks him bein gone.He's the one that got me into plug fishing as a kid up here in Maine back in the 60's

Out of curiosity how'd you find out about his passing. Ron

bummer you can't post pics ,, You can probably help us out alot with info and history ,.. This stuff isn't in books . I believe this to be an Atom (Bob Pond ) jigg ,, weighs 3.2 ...good friend gave it to me ..

check main forum here and SOL .. Everyone loved your friend Bob ...

Its posted in the main forum and on SOL! Maybe you could share some stories with us? Sorry for your very personal loss Ron.

These are a couple 40'ish knockoffs I've been playing with. It's shorter at 6 1/4" but bigger in diameter and weighs 2.85 oz.

http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/a.../fortys003.jpg

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We've all made a jr. or a 40 .... what plug builder has not been influenced by Bob Pond ? nice pics Ted ..

Good afternoon all :smash:
George an easier way is to flatten a lip you want and get a sheet metal shop with a N/C laser or water jet to make as many as you want with the slot were you want it for about a $1.00 or so a piece and bend them yourself.I know a couple of places with some friends working or owning the shops.If you have something you want let me Know i can get you pricing.

Laser, eh? Do they sell those on Craig's list? :heybaby:

Hi Tagger, I just went out in the shop an looked through a box of lead heads Bob played with, Got a few of them in it all different sizes. He loved the peice of broom handle with a leadhead behind it and was always experimenting with it. Ihe one he put on the market with the change able hair started out with a couple blems that the sun got to and floated a bit higher in the water Ron

Nice plugs, Ted. Look like they "fit the lip" better than the actual originals did. How wide did you make them?

Hi all,I just talked with Avis' daughter. They're gonna try to do a memorial service next Sat. She's gonna have her son put the info up on the web sites to get it out.This will give people time to make travel plans an such. If I get anymore info I can post I'll put it out there. Ron