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i'm new to this forum and it has sparked my interest in building my own plugs.part because i enjoy doing this sort of thing,and part because these plugs can get pricey


can anyone point me in the right direction as far as what i would need to get started-tools,materials,paints.


15-20 years ago i got into fly fishing and it didn't take long to start tying my own flies,which led to tying full dressed salmon flies and becoming completely obsessed.now 15 years later i have about 5 g's invested in material.


or should i just stay away before the obsession takes over,and go the cheaper route and buy the plugs -like it did with tying


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many, Many, MANY great fish catching plugs were and are still being made with dowel bodies, rattle can paint, epoxied screw eyes. get yer feet wet that way for starters, then if you've been bitten hard ya can get into a lathe, drills, airbrushing, yadda yadda yadda. it's all good, they all have the ability to trigger fishy strikes. enjoy plug making!

 

both of these plugs will, and have, landed fishies.

 

dowel diving plug ...

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turned swimmer ...

http://www.stripersonline.com/content/type/61/id/1790988/]

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yeah thats a great idea using dowels.



i was just checking out on youtube making plugs out of paintbrush handles that i think i'm gonna try.


i got a little bite right now-gonna try to keep from getting bit too hard(but i know that won't happen).


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imo, forget the paintbrush lure and do some proven dowel lures first.

 

the old jack frech designs are still killing bass 'n' blues, look to his plugs first.

 

if you want the plans, and there are more than a few, pm or email me.

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I actually went the opposite direction, and started tying flies after I had been building plugs for a few years. It's hard to divide up the time now, particularly having a 21 month old...

 

Dowel plugs are a good place to start, but also consider building some stuff you already fish and have confidence in. Figure out how it works and replicate it. Just like tying, once you catch the first fish on one of your own, it's over.

 

For tools, a belt sander and some extra sandpaper for hand sanding is a great place to start and will build you lots of stuff to catch fish. Beyond that, the sky is the limit.

 

This forum is a friggin' encyclopedia of building, the search feature is your friend. Just about every question you've got, someone else has already asked and the answer is out there (must resist X-Files reference...). If you come up with a question no one has answered, you've got folks on here who have the answers; even if they don't answer you directly they may guide you to the answer much like a zen master. (*cough* Jigman *cough*)

 

Lastly, 50% of the time do what your research tells you, and the other 50% do whatever the @#$% you want. Welcome to the madness.

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i'm new to this forum and it has sparked my interest in building my own plugs.part because i enjoy doing this sort of thing,and part because these plugs can get pricey

 

can anyone point me in the right direction as far as what i would need to get started-tools,materials,paints.

 

15-20 years ago i got into fly fishing and it didn't take long to start tying my own flies,which led to tying full dressed salmon flies and becoming completely obsessed.now 15 years later i have about 5 g's invested in material.

 

or should i just stay away before the obsession takes over,and go the cheaper route and buy the plugs -like it did with tying

 

atlantic white cedar or

alaskan yellow cedar or

western red cedar

 

lathe

bench top drill press

band saw

cordless drill

 

1" roughing gouge

1" skew

round nose scraper

 

drill bits. 3" and 6" standard drill bit, forstner bits, rasp

drill chuck

 

sand paper

 

wood filler

wood sealer

primer

air brush paint

epoxy

 

foam brushes, acid brushes

2 syringes with the special caps for measuring epoxy

small plastic cups

 

compressor

air brush

 

respirator

safety glasses

 

hooks

weights

eyes

swivels

belly, tail, nose grommets

plug lips

split rings

thru-wire

 

 

also helpful might be a floor standing drill press, table saw, duplicator, planer/joiner, and a bench top grinder for sharpening the tools.

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i already have big bucks in rare feathers,hooks etc. and i think i'm gonna (try to)keep this more on the simple side.



besides i have an apt and don't have room for all that equipment.


i am a carpenter and i'll try to improvise with the tools i have.


thanks for all the advice you definetly have me pointed in the right direction


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well i do't have a lathe and do't plan on getting one so more the carving route


i do have a belt sander and think i can do somethig like the ones in beachbob photos-combo of carving off the bulk of material and fine tuning the shape on the belt sander.


thats where i'll start to get my feat wet at least


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For "hand carving" that belt sander can be real useful. Might start with something like a bomber. Trace it out on a piece of wood (white pine will work), rough cut with the band saw (including the lip slot), bring down to the trace marks with the belt sander. You can then use the belt sander to rough out the final shape, then switch to sandpaper to bring it to the final shape. Search for a thread by the greek. He did an excellent how to video on how to shape a hand carve plug. Also, try a search on: sealing a plug, painting, clear coats, cutting lips. Should get you everything you need to start building bombers and other similar crankbaits.

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For "hand carving" that belt sander can be real useful. Might start with something like a bomber. Trace it out on a piece of wood (white pine will work), rough cut with the band saw (including the lip slot), bring down to the trace marks with the belt sander. You can then use the belt sander to rough out the final shape, then switch to sandpaper to bring it to the final shape. Search for a thread by the greek. He did an excellent how to video on how to shape a hand carve plug. Also, try a search on: sealing a plug, painting, clear coats, cutting lips. Should get you everything you need to start building bombers and other similar crankbaits.

 

there's a video? :huh:

 

 

http://www.stripersonline.com/t/544282/handcarved-step-by-step

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"Oddly enough, Eddy is right fairly often"- TimS

"Eddy is correct" - TomT

"Say what you will about Eh-ddy but he actually does know a few things." - The Commish

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