Building the double J..

[Slipknot]

This is most excellant Joe very nice of you to share your how to. I'll have to add it to the favorites and how to forum part of this plug forum.
Thank you.

I have a suggestion not that you need it, on those fins and tails, the "bone" as you call it, if you leave a tag end on it so you can put the tag end in the vise, then you could tie the bucktail hair on it facing the other way like you normally would do to a hook or jig. I find that more comfortable for me.

Great looking plug, I'm sure they catch fish. I'll have to try this soon.

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

This is most excellant Joe very nice of you to share your how to. I'll have to add it to the favorites and how to forum part of this plug forum.
Thank you.

I have a suggestion not that you need it, on those fins and tails, the "bone" as you call it, if you leave a tag end on it so you can put the tag end in the vise, then you could tie the bucktail hair on it facing the other way like you normally would do to a hook or jig. I find that more comfortable for me.

Great looking plug, I'm sure they catch fish. I'll have to try this soon.

I'm left handed.... I do everything backwards...

[Slipknot]

[Backbeach Jake]

Can't thank you enough for that! Now I know how to really make a plug.

[GooGoo Man]

Joe, I have a question,

Is there a reason you do not turn the head & the tail at the same time? Useing one longer piece of glued up stock.

[Ake G]

What a great read!!! Thanks for taking the time to document and post this here.

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by GooGoo Man

Joe, I have a question,

Is there a reason you do not turn the head & the tail at the same time? Useing one longer piece of glued up stock.

Economics.... I pre cut almost every blank to 8 1/2"... after sawing a 4X4X12' hunk of cedar ( of coarse it's not realy 4X4) but when making smaller plugs, instead of makeing extra saw dust, I resaw the lumber, it turns fastrer less wate, the thin peices can then v=be glued to make needle fish, smaller plugd etc... same with the maple, when i make darters, rather than make shaving form all that lumber I re saw it...

[LaPala]

Excellent tutorial there Joe. Appreciate all the time you took to prepare it.

I hope you do not mine me compiling it into a pdf format (attached) with some editorial spell check & butchering of your photos Seeking permission to distribute it for those who asks too, okay by you?.

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by LaPala

Excellent tutorial there Joe. Appreciate all the time you took to prepare it.

I hope you do not mine me compiling it into a pdf format (attached) with some editorial spell check & butchering of your photos Seeking permission to distribute it for those who asks too, okay by you?.

if I did not want it on the net, I would not have put it up... be my guest... spell check is good... it takes me too long to correct my mis spellings and typographical errors...