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Old 09-21-2006, 04:39 PM   #1
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Dave, chill man. Burn out is something I know well. In writing I took almost a year and a half off from the magazine thing. Writers block was terrible and you can only say something about something so many times in so many ways before it's boring and a chore to get motivated to do. I had to walk away from writing for a while. Your good, very good. A vacation from the craft would be a better route. Lock it all up and forget about it and go fishing. It might take six months or two years but the urge will return, trust me. It will be mighty expensive to start from scratch again. Collect old stuff for a while and increase your personal plug museum's inventory. I put it all away for the spring summer and fall and just concentrate on fishing itself. Building plugs is for the wintertime.
Dave, reconsider and forget the knee jerk reaction when it all gets too much to just chuck it. Just put it all in storage, you'll see.

Peace bro, take a deep breath and relax.

Why even try.........
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Old 09-21-2006, 06:24 PM   #2
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Oh man this is the worst news ever, I need more black/gold pikies, that canal pencil you gave me was amazing. I don't have enough MAC plugs yet!
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Old 09-21-2006, 07:17 PM   #3
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this is one of the saddest days in history.

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Old 09-21-2006, 08:07 PM   #4
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what Flap said........... just don't go near the tools for as long as it takes. to try to start all over again would be a massive undertaking, and expensive as hell.....

I can teach ya flyfishing- I had the same response to doin' that 2 years ago- now look at me- I'm a plug-builder
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Old 09-21-2006, 08:11 PM   #5
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Sorry I haven't responded to guys who PM'd me. (thanks by the way) I will know tomorrow whether it is going as a lot or piecemeal. Either way my garage will be cleaned out by this time next week.
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Old 09-21-2006, 08:15 PM   #6
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I hope you change your mind Dave, love your stuff and your pikie's have been working great down here
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Old 09-21-2006, 08:17 PM   #7
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I hereby propose a 1yr boycot on MAC's stuff.
dont let the this master part out his stuff till he has had a good break from it to think.

There is a fine line that seperates a fisherman from a fool standing in water swinging a stick.

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Old 09-21-2006, 08:24 PM   #8
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I hereby propose a 1yr boycot on MAC's stuff.
dont let the this master part out his stuff till he has had a good break from it to think.

LOL, sorry but you don't have that kind of pull around here.
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Old 09-21-2006, 10:02 PM   #9
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pull... whatever. it's highly overrated.

I thought I remembered watching your posts as you learned to make plugs. So I did a quick search. (love them serches)

from 2003. must have been like crack to make you feel like you need to drop it cold turkey.


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I've been building plugs for....a whole 3 1/2 weeks now. But I have been a carpenter for going on 20 yrs. Why I never built them before this I have no idea. Like Slip said the money that can be involved can really get up there. This forum has been very helpful ( I've been lurking for a while) and informative. Have I ever sold a plug No, will I ever sell a plug or plugs, probably. Not to make a living though just for something to do on the side. My hat is off to guys like J. Habs and others who do this for a living, it has to be long days.

There is a fine line that seperates a fisherman from a fool standing in water swinging a stick.

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Old 09-21-2006, 08:13 PM   #10
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hello all, new plugger here and i just received my first ever MAC plug yesterday. all i can say is, "say it ain't so." i can't believe it, i'm never gonna get to hold a fabled MAC pikie...
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