Plugfest 2012 wrap up

[Big D]

Bruce, John, all the great builders, and everyone else involved thank you dearly! Always have a great time, where does the time go? This event always gets the juices going. As said before, come on spring, can't wait to throw a few, fish on!!!!!!! Now thats what its really all about. Happy Trails!

[Backbeach Jake]

It was great to see your works and shake a few hands, wish that I could have stayed longer But had a to-do list.

A big, huge thankyou to Slip and JohnR. Without them I truly believe this hobby would have gone nowhere.

[niko]

had a fun time w/ the boys. some truely amazing plugs.

[timmah]

Awesome time and crazy nice work all around. Thanks John & Slip. We dropped a lot dough on supplies, thanks Mike always worth it.

[angler229]

Had a great time. Thanks to everyone who made this happen.

[GooGoo Man]

Had a great time, talked with a lot of talented plugbuilders, saw old friends, made new friends & to top it off I won the grand prize, a beautiful plugbag that "Numbskull" made, George it is spectactular & I will use it w/ a giant smile on my face!

I was walking around my shop today wearing it & starting the spring countdown.

Thank You Slip & John, you do so much & we all appreciate it.

[GregW]

I got some incredible pieces.

Picture 1:
-Muskyslayer jitterbug that I won in the raffle, This might be too nice to fish.

-A parrot darter by Joe (Rockfish9). We all know how much I like to fish parrot darters. This one will certainly have a place in my plug bag this year.

-A red, white , and blue pencil that Mark (mojo7) gave me. This is one cool piece, and I am very fond of the color scheme for obvious reasons.

Picture 2:
-Mac popper made by Ross (nightfighter). I have a few spots in mind for this one.

- Two pencils. I know the blue one was made by Dan (angler229) and the white one I am not sure of the builder. These will get some use as one of my favorite things to do is throw a pencil right at daybreak.

- And lastly is a unique bait made by Derek. I am interested in seeing how this swims , as I havent seen anything like it in action before.


Thanks again to everyone. It was nice seeing old friends and meeting new people. I am looking forward to next year and to the future when I get a space where I can build my own plugs.

[Chunkah]

First off, this was such a great event and I want to say thank you to John and everyone who makes it possible. The new venue was great and really made for a comfortable and rexaled atmosphere. I must have walked around the room 10 times looking at everything and admiring everyone's work. I was fortunate to be able to talk to a lot of talented builders, and yet there were so many I didn't get to meet...there is always next year! I really think the tinker toy spinner was one of the best things on display! I got some great plugs, all of which are going to get some serious time on the water this coming season. I look forward to posting pictures of what they catch.

Cheers!

[machinist]

thanks to all who put on an awesome event. this was my first time and walked the room several times. found everyone pleasant and eager to share info. came away with alot of ideas. thanks to all who made me feel welcome and traded with me. was lucky to win the best in show plug, thank you rowhunter. also a thanks to slipknot for taking some time welcome me, if you are interested in the tappered tail weight we talked about pm me.