I never mentioned this here, but i gave a plugbuilding demo for my fishing club a few months ago. I made a handout to give to the guys in the club and Howard, the webmaster for the club, made an awesome webpage out of it with links to all of the suppliers that i use-
here it is, and if it helps anyone getting started, my job is done
http://www.narragansettsurfcasters.com/howto.html