Fall Challenge/ Swap
 

OK, here are the pairings:

Builder............... Receiver

StriperCrazy........... Blondterror
The Greek ............. Rayndogg
Chunkah................. Chefchris
Muskyslayer.......... Seed420
Sgt Striper............. pbadad
Chefchris............... Sgt Striper
Blondterror............ The Greek
Rayndogg.......... Stripercrazy
Seed420 ............... Chunkah
pbadad ................. Muskyslayer

pm each other for you challenge!!
Let's have some fun with this and keep everyone posted of what you are building. Let's go for having plugs mailed by Sept. 1,2011

Sorry guys but I was half asleep while drawing the names last night :confused:, I think I got it right this time

Anyone make your challenge yet?? I'm doing a Nike Jr. for pbadad and Chefchris will be making a large Masterlure Rocket for me. So what is everyone else doing?

I'm doing a wonderbread Goo Goo Eye for Rayndogg. Should be fun.

Don't know what I'm building yet...gotta PM ChefChris. Seed420 is making me a nice, big handcarved diving swimmer in a mullet pattern...its gonna slay them in the fall. :-)
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Muskyslayer is making me a nice surfster and I'm making chunkah a 8" handcarved swimmer

i asked The Greek for a wonderbread Goo-Goo, its gonna be a sweet plug cant wait...
And i am doing a Danny for Stripercrazy which i just finished priming.

I am building a small white darter for The Greek and Striper Crazy is building me a Weasel in yellow Flash.

I'm building a Surfster (not sure in what pattern yet) for Seed420 and pbadad is building me a super slim in schoolbus pattern :drool:

Cool challenge :)

MS

Slim pikie diver in school bus for Muskie slayer

Chunkah will be doing a flaptail for me, any kind his pick.

Im working on a masterlure rocket 8" for sgt striper. Its a cool shaped plug, might need to add some belly weight and maybe a small tail weight, originals had none from what I can tell from the one I picked up, most of the belly paint is missing, and shows no signs of weight.

Should be a fun swap/challenge.

having never made one should be interesting.

Plan on turning a few extra bodies to use as reference if any body wants one for future turning.

Chris, Try a tail weight only first, I'd do a .25x1.00", maybe even slide it up to the back of the 1st hook!

So here are the challenges:

stripercrazy........yellow flash Weasel
the Greek (Ted)...wonderbread Goo Goo
Chunkah (Chris)....Flaptail
Muskyslayer (Mike)......Surfster
Sgt Striper ( Lou)........Nike
ChefChris (Chris)......8" Masterlure Rocket
Blondterror (Chris)....Darter
Rayndogg (Rene).......Danny
Seed420.........handcarve swimmer
pbadad(Bill).....slim Pikie

Good selection of fish catching plugs being built!! Feel sorry for the guys that didn't get in on this when we all catch big this fall:uhuh:

Just checking in, anyone have anything to report?

I made a few darters and tested them all with good results... now on to the final one for the Greek.... they caught plenty of fish at Cutty a few weeks back

Muskyslayers pikie ready for scaling.

I've got several Nike bodies ready for paint but after testing and fishing the upsized 7.5" Nike, I will be building one of them for Billy!

I can't wait. My very first "NIKE"

Surfster for Seed420 is cut, sealed, primed, and pearl whit base coat ready for paint and then epoxy.

Seed420, what weight were you looking for again???

I hope everyone's fishing season is going well, and building also:jump1:

MS

MS, Looking for roughly 2.75-3.0. I think the one I lost was 3 ozs so around there.

And the handcarve swimmer for Chunkah is all carved and sealed just waiting for the primer to dry and then I can start laying color.

i got stripercrazys plug ready, but sent airbrushe to local art store in May went there today to see if it was back(been gone too long) and he tells me there was a mix up and i should see it back hopefully next week:smash:

rene

Here is an update on Seed420's surfster
I used some creative latitude :uhuh: on the requested color scheme. Seed420, let me know what you think, I have another blank I can gusssy up if you're not completely satisfied.
~ 7.5", just over 3oz. Neon green back (self mix), yellow sides, pearl white belly, silver scales, and then interference gold eye highlight, and orange pearl breast plate. Eyes are hand painted as well. Tail is a Stevel special.
My first challenge, needs final testing, blank swam well.
let me know.

MS
Needs epoxy which should help the colors "pop"
http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/DSCF2348.jpg
http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/DSCF2353.jpg
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MS

Damn that looks GOOD!!

I better get to work, getting close to deadline.

How's everyone else doing??

As soon as the humidity clears in the basement I'll finish the scaling.

Not the best time of year for doing epoxy! Will be an issue for everyone.
I guess I will be getting :fury: when I epoxy in the kitchen!!

This white dartah is now finished and will be in the mail to The Greek later today. Maple body, no wt needed, dressed the tail hook with some white marabou, and a little pink flash, cut 3/0 belly hook. Clear coated with devco 2T with some holographic sparkles mixed in....

Hope Ted does well with this plug this fall....

Chris,

Nice job on the darter.:drool:
Tight clean work there The Greek is lucky!

MS

I'm way behind. Things started falling apart here a few months ago when my truck engine blew, BUT I plan on being ready in time. It may be the 11th hour, but I'll have the plug ready.
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I want one!! :uhuh: and my favorite color too.

MS 96- that Surfster really rocks my boat... sweet job... the colors are outstanding and the eyes ... wow.. that is a nice looking plug man..

BT