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02-24-2010, 06:34 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: South of Boston
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Dan that is some great work, those cowboys are sick.
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
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02-24-2010, 07:00 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Vineyard Haven
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Awesome Dan.
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02-24-2010, 08:41 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
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It doesn't get any better than that.
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02-24-2010, 10:26 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: L.I.NY
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Great job .. I tried trading from your none trade loot 
you had some beautiful work on that table |
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02-24-2010, 10:31 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: North Branford,Ct.
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I did a few cowboys and weighted them like the usual, middle w. 18 grams. swam shallow. Tried the Bm version same, same. worked on repositioning the weights on another one and now I have a real diver. I put 3 weights in the belly. 6 grams each. 1 forward of the front hook and 2 mid ship. Do a search if you like, there's a picture of it from last year. I tried to upload the picture but it was already uloaded on a trhead and I don't know how to get the picture to reappear. Sorry.
Last edited by pbadad; 02-24-2010 at 10:49 PM..
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Billy D.
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02-25-2010, 08:29 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cumberland, RI
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solid work. You really do your homework to get what you want out of the plug.
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Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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02-25-2010, 09:20 AM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
Posts: 3,368
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Wow, awesome Dan...
I just can't believe you gave up eel fishing that easily...Redlite's gonna be lonely this summer without us...
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It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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02-25-2010, 09:23 AM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
Posts: 3,368
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Did you base the juniors off the BM junior setup?
I did mine almost exact, I think...there is a .250 belly weight just behind the front hook hanger and a .250 tail weight based on the BM I dissected. The plug sits perfectly flat in the water.
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It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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02-25-2010, 06:57 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Pembroke,MA
Posts: 784
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Thanks for all the compliments guys I'm glad everybody liked them.
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Originally Posted by Back Beach
Wow, awesome Dan...
I just can't believe you gave up eel fishing that easily...Redlite's gonna be lonely this summer without us...
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Who said anything about giving up eel fishing. I can guarantee some time in June I'll get frustrated enough with plugs to go back to my beloved eels. 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Back Beach
Did you base the juniors off the BM junior setup?
I did mine almost exact, I think...there is a .250 belly weight just behind the front hook hanger and a .250 tail weight based on the BM I dissected. The plug sits perfectly flat in the water.
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Honestly, what I did was start with a rough dimensions of a body and weighting and through trial and a whole bunch of error I ended up getting back to something set up pretty close to a BM. I think mine has 10 grams in the belly and 8 or 10 grams in the tail. I'm probably still going to try different weights in these locations just to make sure but I'm very happy with where I'm at now. I'll also add, I feel like when I just copy an original I'm not learning how a plug really works and therefore my end results aren't the best, so I've been doing a lot more experimenting lately.
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Originally Posted by pbadad
I did a few cowboys and weighted them like the usual, middle w. 18 grams. swam shallow. Tried the Bm version same, same. worked on repositioning the weights on another one and now I have a real diver. I put 3 weights in the belly. 6 grams each. 1 forward of the front hook and 2 mid ship. Do a search if you like, there's a picture of it from last year. I tried to upload the picture but it was already uloaded on a trhead and I don't know how to get the picture to reappear. Sorry.
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The weighting on mine is set up like the original with about 20 grams in the belly, and they get as deep as I need them too. I feel like if I need a deeper running plug a Musso Maple or a Conrad might be the better option. |
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02-26-2010, 06:57 AM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
Posts: 3,368
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Quote:
Originally Posted by angler229
Who said anything about giving up eel fishing. I can guarantee some time in June I'll get frustrated enough with plugs to go back to my beloved eels. |
Whew...you had me worried. |
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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