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Old 01-17-2004, 05:43 PM   #1
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GooGoo eyes?

Anyone got pics of originals or their own that are fairly faithful to the originals? Someone I know asked me to try to make some. Said he loved to use them years ago but has no more.
All I know is basic...say 2-3oz danny like body with a round/bull nose. Can't seem to find any info searching the web.

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Old 01-17-2004, 06:53 PM   #2
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no real close ups, but toggle down to the pictures of the mackerel color plugs i posted. http://www.striped-bass.com/vbulleti...threadid=11435
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Old 01-17-2004, 07:33 PM   #3
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You can still get them here, cuttyhunktackle.com. I'm not sure if there the originals.
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Old 01-17-2004, 08:02 PM   #4
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SC:\Documents and Settings\Dad\My Documents\My Pictures\Dcp_0311.jpgurfster, the second plug down is a copy of a cooper googoo eye,
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Old 01-17-2004, 09:20 PM   #5
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Uh Huh...


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Old 01-17-2004, 11:58 PM   #6
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LI, that looks alot like the one Charlie Cinto got his 73 on nice job
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Old 01-18-2004, 12:50 AM   #7
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Oldie but a goodie.

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Old 01-18-2004, 04:00 PM   #8
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wanted:....COOPER'S......ATOM'S........BLUE STREAKS,,,,,OLD AN MINTY

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Old 01-18-2004, 04:54 PM   #9
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Slipnot, hopefully the owner of that plug now will catch a big one on it. from what VB says it swims real nice. i have a few more waiting for paint for next year.
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Old 01-19-2004, 10:21 PM   #10
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Old 01-19-2004, 10:23 PM   #11
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Old 01-19-2004, 10:30 PM   #12
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You like Capesams?
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Old 01-19-2004, 10:41 PM   #13
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got half of them need the other half.

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Old 01-20-2004, 08:32 PM   #14
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...a few more warriors I found on the wall...
(how 'bout these capesams?)
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Old 01-20-2004, 09:03 PM   #16
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yeah, I wish I had the box for that one...
You got one of the bottom ones (Injured Popper)?
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Old 01-20-2004, 09:35 PM   #17
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Old 01-20-2004, 09:43 PM   #18
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Old 01-22-2004, 10:45 PM   #19
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I crawled into my boat today and dug out all my old plugs. I have 6 that bear the Cooper name. The biggest one is 8 1/4" long. I always thought this was my only Goo Goo Eye. Can anyone help me out with this? I have had a lot of luck with the big one, and now I am afraid to loose it. This is the one I am trying to reproduce. I got one of the new models, but it would not swim for me. I used maple, cedar, and mahogany and now I am trying to get some ash from Heritage Woodwrights. I'd like to hear from someone who knows Cooper plugs.
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Old 01-22-2004, 10:52 PM   #20
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seabuggy, i really don't know much about them, but i was given an unfinished blank, it was primed, i sanded to bare wood to see what it was made of , i am pretty sure it poplar.
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seabuggy, I wouldn't make plugs out of ash, or poplar for that matter. Sometimes these older plugs are made from old growth wood with much tighter growth rings than you can find today, that feature can have some bearing on how the plugs behaved. wood is good. Pine will work, I just wouldn't use the eastern white pine that is common around here, try sugar pine or stick with cedar. You are lucky to have some originals to go by.
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Old 01-22-2004, 11:23 PM   #22
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would U use 1/4 inch luan on the floor of ur boat
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Old 01-23-2004, 08:01 AM   #23
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Nib, if it were exterior grade, and i put several layers of mat roven mat over it , yes i would use 1/4 inch luan for the deck in my boat. actually that is how i am going to re deck myStieger Craft. foam underneath then 1/4 ext. luan then ten layers of mat.
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nuthin wrong with using poplar Slip, it's a great wood for SWIMMERS

Go sand that Crazy Bugger youze got and tell me what wood that's made outta
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Old 01-23-2004, 09:09 AM   #25
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whatever I don't know anything about wood.
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Old 01-23-2004, 09:16 AM   #26
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Didn't say that Slip, u grumpy or what

Poplar is a pretty bouyant wood, density is similar to Pine but slightly harder, mills easily and if properly sealed it makes a great wood for plugs. That's all bubba, never said u knew nuthin. Those crazy buggers are poplar is all I pointing out
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It's my opinion that poplar is an interior wood and has no place in plug building even if sealed properly. I learned this thru experience.
I ain't grumpy and I don't know it all. Define sealed properly.
Maybe your buggers have some space age sealer that will make them impervious to water. Maybe you use it because it is a little denser and cheaper than pine, but I don't think plugs used for fishing will last long made out of it. Of course it won't matter if ya snap them off like we do

I'll tell you, just the high humidity from down south will rot poplar if it is not properly treated and cared for.
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Old 01-23-2004, 09:53 AM   #28
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Planned obsolescence Slip

I dunno but think you might be surprised who else makes plugs out of poplar too...I know of one other large guy that is using poplar. If ya bugger plug ever rots I'll replace it for ya

Now you gonna get me accused of hijackin another thread...
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Old 01-23-2004, 10:06 AM   #29
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SLIP, You nothing about WOOD to FUNNY...........Thats WHAT YOU play with all DAY.....

Over the Last Several Years HAB'S NEEDLEFISH Have Caught More "Confirmed" 30, 40, 50, and even 60 pound Striped Bass than any other Wooden Needlefish on the Market today. 2 Over 50lbs. and 1 Over 60lbs. in 2005 alone........... "HOOK UP WITH HAB'S" Your Best Bet For BIG BASS.....
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Old 01-23-2004, 11:25 AM   #30
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curious what kind of poplar you using Salty, southern yellow poplar, or the northern variety, that is in the aspen family.
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