Thank you for Plugfest 08

[WadingWill]

This was my first plugfest and it sure won't be my last. Thanks to everyone who made this happen, Mike, John R, TT, etc... Thanks ProfessorM for letting me pick your brain and being very generous with your knowledge. Numbskull I really appreciatte the x-rays and also the pointers you gave me. Orlando and Angler thanks for the painting tips, you guys do an amazing job with spray cans! BigFish, that was great of you to do the paint demo, I'll see you at the RISSA show. I was so inspired by the work you guys do it's incredible, I'll be turning all day today just trying to catch up with you guys!!! Well thanks agian all and great to meet all of you.

[chumbucket]

Plugfest gets better every year and still keeps its friendly, laid-back attitude from the beginnings thanks to Slipknot - Bruce May who started this whole thing a few years back and John R our striped-bass host who runs a great website always generous and striper fishing community minded.
So many great Plugbuilders and striper fishermen in attendance and how-to demonstrations I am always impressed how it all gets done with the hard work from everyone involved. Thank You:
Mike CC tackle
Vineyardblues
Prof. Moriarty
Throwing Timber
Nightfighter
Rockfish9
Flaptail
Saltydog
Charleston
Arne P.
Eastend Lu
Tagger
Woodbuster
PNG
...nice seeing:
Striperknight
SquidhoundJones
Tobias
Canalman
stiff-tip
...can't forget John 'Habs' Haberek who I met for the first time at the second plugfest at Slipknot's, lets hoist a blueberry lager to Habs.
and anyone else I neglected to mention.congrats to the winners and nice talking plugs with everyone.
Chumbucket

[saltydog]

SAME HERE. THANK YOU ALL, with out you guys I never would have taken so much interest, an had so much JOY in building plugs,thanks again
GOOD LUCK GOOD PLUGGIN

[ThrowingTimber]

Thanks everyone that was a fun day huh

[mikecc]

Thanks to everyone who came to this event. I Hope you all had a great time and each walked away with a little more knowledge than when you arrived.
I know my head is spinning about the sealer experiment !!
PlugFest grown so much from slips garage to middleboro.
I think it's time to plan on a bigger place to have it for next year. some place with a minimum of 3,500sf hall

[HOCKEYCOACH]

For the time I was there it was great. Thanks first to Backbeach Jake after my ? Fri. I convinced my better ahlf to go with me. Fred the couple of times I was going to speak to you, you were in the middle of trading and I got a call and had to leave early to pick up one of the kids in Plymouth(wasn't expectig that). The builders there gave me a lot of inspiration, colors, finishes,etc. I can't wait to finish redoing the shop. Thanks to Scott/TimS both of us were amazed by the paint we talked about the colors for most of the ride home. I loss I couldn't stay for the paint and turning seminars. That was one of the reasons for going. This was my first but not my last Plugfest.

[Backbeach Jake]

Geeze 'Coach, you shoulda tackled me. I had a plug for you. Wanted to talk homey stuff. Going to NT to "check the mail" Saturday, weather permitting, gimme a wave from your porch.

[GunnySniper]

As a returning member from the infancy days, I was glad to finally meet some of the folks I have been conversing with over the years. The Plug fest was first class and top notch. I am also returning to plug making after a long hyatus and was happy to see how the skill is growing in popularity again. Back in the day, there were so many plug builders selling their stuff on the beach you'd go broke after cashing in the fish if you bought from every one. Then the art all but disappeared for a while with the exception of a few skilled die hards.
Now we are seeing kids take an interest, can't wait to see what some of these youngsters put out a few years from now
Great time, awesome talent, and some pretty darn good chow too.