Plugfest, WOW - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Nebe · 02-11-2006, 07:38 PM

wish i could have gone

I hate work

steelhead · 02-11-2006, 07:53 PM

Canalman, Slip, JohnR and the rest of the gang for putting in the time and energy to pull the event off, A heartfelt THANKS!

Numbskull, great to met you and talk dannies, etc... The slides you brought provided some food for thought and a few surprises! Thanks for the lips!!!

Capesams, The cut away was perfect!

Tagger, your thoughts on pikie lip sizes and weighting.

Tobias, The little bullet! WOW.

Prof Moriority, I'll put some feathers on the lead head real soon and post :-)

TheFishing Freak, I want to see the flag squid with the squid tail on it. Post a picture!

KarlF, I think I still owe you a plug???

Had a great time doing the demo...

Lower, we'll need to plan a yak day!

Young Salt, show us what you tie with that yellow bucktail I dyed up for you!

I'm worn out!!!! Feels good!!!!

JohnR · 02-11-2006, 07:59 PM

Ohhh - I forgot to add - thanks to Bliz for bringing the PlugProject in

BigFish · 02-11-2006, 08:11 PM

31 viewing the builders forum....seems there is more traffic in here most times than in the main forum!

Still basking in the fine day!

Also forgot to mention.....I got a grommetizer today! Thanks Fish4Striper I think it was, his son and Eastendlu....nice to meet you also!

eastendlu · 02-11-2006, 08:22 PM

Thanks all for your hospitality and yes my eyes still hurt from all that plugage and i have a sore throat from talking to you all.Is it next year yet i want to go again!

Raven · 02-11-2006, 08:32 PM

honey is hydroscopic (attracts moisture) and will heal your throat...
nice to have met you LOU _Rav

mikecc · 02-11-2006, 08:33 PM

I could not believe some of the plugs today

You guys are just nuts. Thanks everyone for your support.
Another great S-B event
I'd like to stay and type more but the boss man asked for a rod for the TFCTFN and I got to get started.

Striperknight · 02-11-2006, 08:40 PM

Does it get any better than this?

thefishingfreak · 02-12-2006, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steelhead

TheFishing Freak, I want to see the flag squid with the squid tail on it. Post a picture!

i got to see a little of the tyin' demo. thank you again.
i'm gunna put this on something else and fish it, because i want to see this squid tail in the water

the riddler

thanks for the best paint award!
sorry the paint demo wasn't all it was sposed to be, but like i said i'm a floundering idiot on stage

and i HATE people watchin' me work

thanks for all the swapped plugs too.
i know i forgot JPI, anyone else step up and let me know if i short ho'd them. as it was a busy day for sure.

fishaholic18 · 02-12-2006, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

sorry the paint demo wasn't all it was sposed to be, but like i said i'm a floundering idiot on stage

and i HATE people watchin' me work

thanks for all the swapped plugs too.

I thought you did good. I learned a few things.
Flat rate plug painting...I like!!!

ThrowingTimber · 02-12-2006, 12:06 PM

I want to see a picture of the sign in your shop Mike. Labor rate 60$, if you watch 75$, if you help 100$

fish4striper · 02-12-2006, 12:27 PM

Thanks John and all for putting this one, had a great time meeting some people even if I don't turn wood.

Bigfish , my son loves that popper and is still debating whether to fish it or not, maybe the start of a collection.

Thanks also Steelhead for giving my son a sample, he's buzzin to tie one up!

My wallet got lighter after I left bears den !

BigFish · 02-12-2006, 12:31 PM

Tell him to fish it....show me a pic of it hanging from a fishes maw and I will give him something special! They are great poppers....one of the other guys here got a 17 pounder on one on his first cast with it!

Thanks to you both again....glad he was pleased with the swap!

jnski · 02-13-2006, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

i got to see a little of the tyin' demo. thank you again.
i'm gunna put this on something else and fish it, because i want to see this squid tail in the water

the riddler

thanks for the best paint award!
sorry the paint demo wasn't all it was sposed to be, but like i said i'm a floundering idiot on stage

and i HATE people watchin' me work

thanks for all the swapped plugs too.
i know i forgot JPI, anyone else step up and let me know if i short ho'd them. as it was a busy day for sure.

that squid is da balls!!!

Gloucester2 · 02-13-2006, 01:38 PM

It was a great day - glad to see everyone again and all the plugs

tattoobob · 02-13-2006, 04:23 PM

Damn It I over slept and missed the whole thing, I put my head back down at 8am and said just a couple of more minutes. I woke up at noon, I was fighting off a bug, sore throat and stuffy nose. I would have never made it, it is a 2 hour drive there for me.

justplugit · 02-11-2006, 09:35 PM

Defenitely needs to be declared a 3 day National Holiday next year.

Thanks to all, for the priviledge to spend time with "the best of the best."

numbskull · 02-11-2006, 09:50 PM

Amazing. After eating Steve's kielbasa and beans, the Krylon fumes turn right around and go back in the can. Pretty neat.

nightfighter · 02-12-2006, 07:49 AM

Yup, was awesome. Started out swapping with CS at the door before I even got inside. Then get the AYC from Slip. A little sumpthin' to the boss for a future raffle. A small deposit for a future swap hopefully with the Freak. Steelhead drops a beautiful squid on me, with matching dress tails. (Might have to use that for Valentines pluggage!) Then get a chance to look, and look, and ask questions, and look, and listen..... I clearly am outta my league in this building venue. NS's demo with spokeshaves was a whole new avenue... Missed the Freak's painting demo, bummer. Had to have a couple of the Professor's needles too. Booger had graciously brought three boxes of wood in various stages for all to pick though for free!!!!! Now where do ya see that, besides here? Forgot to get eyes though Scott, my fault. I really made an effort to introduce myself to folks to get screennames with real names and faces. Sorry if I missed you, many I know I met are already getting confused..... Clammer, how do you turn that switch when you have to take a client call???? I mean you were sounding downright professional on the phone, and then, wham, back to your old normal off the wall self!!! TT thought I was a kid trying to ho him online! too funny. Got my 1088 blank from CS and he also bestowed on me a goody box, which seemed bottomless. Got many of them up hanging from a beam in family room already. Steve, thank you. Chewed the fat with Flap for a while. Great collection. Offer stands on your basement, dood. Hope we can get some of you up to North for Shore this year. Thanks to all for contributing to this community.

Ross

Diggin Jiggin · 02-11-2006, 07:57 PM

Yup, plugfest is one of the days I really look forward too. There was some insane stuff on the contest table.

I picked up a plug or 2, some lead, some wood, ate some great food, bought some supplies and talked plugs with some great people. Kind of a nice little man town thing we got going

Slip, I've tried that plug with both 3/0 and 4/0 treble on the belly and its got the bouyancy to support either. I'm going to throw the heavy duty 3/0 vmc's on mine. I put one of the 6/0 vmc siwash hooks on the back end but it could probably do a treble if you like that setup better.. There's a little tailweight in there, I'm trying to get the wobble out of the cast. Can't wait to get out there in may and test em on some fish...