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01-27-2006, 03:02 PM
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Location: Long Island
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poplar
Flaptail,
Just my opinion...
I have poplar plugs that are 10 years old and beaten up good and they weigh the same as when I made them. If you use a sealer on poplar may I suggest straight TUNG oil. Soak it and let dry then buff with a light steel wool (this closes the pores good). FACT...It dries faster than linseed and penetrates better into tight grain woods. It is more expensive, but well worth it. Poplar as mentioned is just a bit denser than AYC, but it has it's applications depending on what you want your plug to do. For instance, I make Danny's out of poplar when I want to drive my plug down on the backside of a wave and let it rise slowly to the top (like a dieing fish). Cedar Danny's are like corks in the water, but this too can be desireable at times. The one thing about this hobby is that there are no rules. Experiment...you'll be surprised what you come up with. Good luck !
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" It ain't over till it's over " !!!
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01-27-2006, 04:09 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Originally Posted by Montaukmaniac
Flaptail,
Just my opinion...
I have poplar plugs that are 10 years old and beaten up good and they weigh the same as when I made them. If you use a sealer on poplar may I suggest straight TUNG oil. Soak it and let dry then buff with a light steel wool (this closes the pores good). FACT...It dries faster than linseed and penetrates better into tight grain woods. It is more expensive, but well worth it. Poplar as mentioned is just a bit denser than AYC, but it has it's applications depending on what you want your plug to do. For instance, I make Danny's out of poplar when I want to drive my plug down on the backside of a wave and let it rise slowly to the top (like a dieing fish). Cedar Danny's are like corks in the water, but this too can be desireable at times. The one thing about this hobby is that there are no rules. Experiment...you'll be surprised what you come up with. Good luck !
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Thanks MM! Good solid info there for sure. This board and members like you and the other guys are treasures. So much info to help the learning curve. I would be lost without this board if I was trying to do this on my own. Thanks agai   n to you and all the others. |
Why even try......... 
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01-27-2006, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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yo flaptail
poplar is a great tree: it grows 60 feet tall in ten years and then dies.
the wood is prized (praised or loved) by painters because the grain doesnt raise up like other woods
requiring second and third sandings before additional coats of paint...and is often chosen for window casings or sills.
just thought i'd add in that little tibit of knowledge.
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01-27-2006, 05:02 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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MM
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Originally Posted by Montaukmaniac
The one thing about this hobby is that there are no rules. !
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i seem to recall that there's many rules to being a good plug ho.  |
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01-27-2006, 06:03 PM
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Raven,
If you can't play nice...get out of the sand box !
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" It ain't over till it's over " !!!
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01-27-2006, 06:37 PM
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that was playing nice....
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01-27-2006, 06:45 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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unpopular poplar
poplar, might not be popular with some, but, it will make a nice plug, and catch fish 
have made needles and poppers out of it, they seem to be holding the finish OK.
I think, as has been mentioned here, seal real well.. I dip mine a long time anyway, no matter what kinda wood.
maybe it won't last as long as other woods.. but, yer gonna make more... right?  .. and if your lucky enuf, the fish will beat them up for you anyway.
If I get scraps of it, I use it. If I was spending dough out of pocket, it would not be where I'd put my cash... guess that's the bottom line. |
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01-27-2006, 06:54 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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i wasnt calling you or anyone else a plug ho...here...
it was just a humorous comment playing apon what you said
that there are No rules... the statement: in question.
and i've been HERE playing nice for many years now....
but then again i have an extremely short fuse lately,
so dont light it.
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01-28-2006, 07:23 AM
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Dave's Guide Service
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Cape Cod
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You cheap bassturd U actually spent some of the polock money  |
Pro Tool Club....
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01-28-2006, 08:41 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Originally Posted by bassmaster
You cheap bassturd U actually spent some of the polock money |
I don't like Polock I like codfish, you want to part with som AYC since you ain't doing anything with it lately?
I am comin to ho you with Stifftip soon. Be afraid, be very afraid.  |
Why even try.........
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