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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

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Old 01-08-2008, 06:40 PM   #1
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The biggest fish stiil to this day ever taken on a plug in the canal was on one of Stan's 4-1/2 oz. Castalure poppers in blue. I beleive it was in the late fifties and the guys name was Machado.

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Old 01-08-2008, 06:43 PM   #2
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The biggest fish stiil to this day ever taken on a plug in the canal was on one of Stan's 4-1/2 oz. Castalure poppers in blue. I beleive it was in the late fifties and the guys name was Machado.
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Old 01-20-2008, 10:09 PM   #3
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I'm looking at the picture in Ivanoff's book. Frank Machado's 63 pounder. That's the plug, looks like a mackeral pattern
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Old 01-20-2008, 10:28 PM   #4
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popper

here's the one I copyed
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Old 01-20-2008, 10:30 PM   #5
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Eddy, one to go with nothing on it for Sat. I'll bring you a little thingy......
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Old 01-20-2008, 10:33 PM   #6
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floated it

floats up and down with 1/2 inch sticking out...I got it at a f. market and its screweyes were junk..I tried to slowly take them out and broke 3looks like a good popper for the bandsaw
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