New stuff,,,2013

[Rip-Plugger]

1648816489
1-hybrid design,Hound dog/rip-splitter.
2-stubby rip-runner

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[nitestrikes]

That pink one is as big as an atom bomb. Nice work

[Rip-Plugger]

1649016491
1-stubby rip-runner before,,
2-fatcat before,,,,,


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[Rip-Plugger]

That pink one is as big as an atom bomb. Nice work

you know Nitestrikes,I was looking at the wood I fished with many years ago and compared it to what I fish with now and that stuff looks like it's for schoolies only.
even the big-daddy goo-gooo eyes swimmer looks light and small next to my stuff now.
BTW,gibbs are now making the goo-goo eyes plugs,,,the very same way they were originally designed too!
thanks for the kind words M8,,,


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[Monty]

Great looking plugs R-P.
What are their weights?

[DarkSkies]

Nice work Roddy! :HappyWave:
Another few weeks and you guys should be into fish up there....:fishing:

[BassBuddah]

Nice They have to be heavy as heck. Are you using a conventional to sling them?

[surfstix1963]

Big bigger and biggest lol nice work Roddy
Great looking plugs R-P.
What are their weights?

[Rip-Plugger]

Great looking plugs R-P.
What are their weights?

good question,I don't know but,they have to start at 4 oz.
the stubby rip-runner is not heavy at all,it must be about 2-3/4 oz.

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[Rip-Plugger]

Nice They have to be heavy as heck. Are you using a conventional to sling them?

yes sir,I am,thats my only way to fish,winch style.
i don't do spinners at all.



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[Rip-Plugger]

16541
this color combo works well in low light-darkness,did well with it till my hasty retie was not what I thought,I lost it as i didn't tie it correctly in the dark,,so,i built 2 more,heres one,a flat top rip-runner.
it's flat from nose to tail on top like my new designed mustang but,not as wide as the mustang is.


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[Rip-Plugger]

16542

this is a stubby type based on my fat mullet design,it has a very wide profile from below.
I figger it will move a lot of water on top and make a huge wake as I crank it slow,waggling on top,will see.

I did something rather odd with this one.
it does look as though it is a 3 hook plug but,I added a middle hanger to eliminate the dead space between the tail hook and front hook.
the front hook will be a 4/0,the tail will be either a 3/0 treble dressed or a single dressed.then to close off the dead space between them,I will add a 2/0 treble as a stinger hook to possibly hook those fish that take a stab at that area of the plug.

I know it sounds crazy but, I believe it will work.
will see.



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[Rip-Plugger]

16543
top-super rip-runner pro.
bottom-super wedgehead,both for the fish with shoulders.
tails courtesy of WWM,,,,,


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[Rip-Plugger]

16544
mac-Daddy,should move plenty of water with a wake like a New York tugboat.

[Rip-Plugger]

16551
fatcat,pink chocolate/silver speckles.
should prove to be a fish fooler,,,,

tail,courtesy of WWM,,

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[Rip-Plugger]

16552
Trolling fatcat.yellow/red bottom.
I made this for a friend that trolls around the block island area,he is a trolling freak and has some big girls under his belt,I hope this one will add more to it.
I raked back the lip angle to give it a deeper dive,hope it works.

this one gave me fits while epoxy coating it.
the epoxy was 30 minute devcon and it began setting up after about 3 minutes,I was forced to use the fire from the stove to save it from setting up hard,it did work as the extra heat made the epoxy thinner and that gave me the extra time to get it covered right.

Tail courtesy of WWM,,,
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[Rip-Plugger]

16553
9 inch fatcat,yellow over pea green.
tail courtesy of WWM,,,


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[Rip-Plugger]

16554
fatcat,yellow over orange.
tail courtesy of WWM.

BTW,this is the fatcat thats unpainted in a prior post with the stubby rip-runner.


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[Rip-Plugger]

16555
not a new plug but, new paint on a very old plug.this plug is from 1981.
a real Leo cooper goo-goo eyes swimmer,not the big daddy but, the smaller one,I forget the name right now.
came out good despite the pock marks from big gators from way back then.
I added some silver dust[courtesy of WWM] to the epoxy to give it some sparkle.

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[williehookem]

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a real Leo cooper goo-goo eyes swimmer,not the big daddy but, the smaller one,I forget the name right now.


Very sweet job on that plug. Got some ginormous wood there hope you get some cows on it this year.

[Rip-Plugger]

I sure hope so,I am an old boy scout and I am going out there armed/ready to catch some monster fish.
got the rods,reels,line and plugs to do it so,I am just gonna do it.

rods are ready,reels are spooled up and my blades sharp,let the games begin!


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[Rip-Plugger]

16559
new design,the fat bastard,has a wide body to move water and make a big wake.
should get a fishs attention,,,


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[Rip-Plugger]

16560
1-Standard Rip-Runner pro.trying out a new lip design on this one,it should work out.
2-Stubby Rip-Runner with a flag on the tail.

tails courtesy of WWM,,,


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[hookset]

16559


new design,the fat bastard,has a wide body to move water and make a big wake.
should get a fishs attention,,,


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The fat basstid! Great name and very fat plug.

[Rip-Plugger]

I hope it even swims as I foresee,it may well be a dud,will see and thanks M8.

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[Rip-Plugger]

16640
10 inch Hound Dog,yellow over pink chocolate.

[Rip-Plugger]

16643
2 for Sandy's bag
1-a fat bastard yellow over pink chocolate.
2- a reworked piece,this one was a very fat mullet,so fat in fact that it only waddled,I stripped the hangers and lip off and narrowed the nose quite a bit then narrowed the tail end and the hump and now it is a plug I call "short trip".
originally it was built in 011 but it is now redesigned and swims cool with a wag like a ducks tail.


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[7deadlyplugs]

16640
10 inch Hound Dog,yellow over pink chocolate.


Big 10"! That plug has to weigh over 4 ounces? gonzo!

[Rip-Plugger]

Big 10"! That plug has to weigh over 4 ounces? gonzo!

yes it is large but,when I look at it,it seems a bit thin,,,,I guess my eyes are so used to seeing my own wood a normal sized plug looks funny like a small goo-goo eyes,that plug looks like a freshwater lure.
I am sure it is 4 or a bit more.


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[buckethead]

I sure hope so,I am an old boy scout and I am going out there armed/ready to catch some monster fish.
got the rods,reels,line and plugs to do it so,I am just gonna do it.

rods are ready,reels are spooled up and my blades sharp,let the games begin!


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Nice wood rip plugger. Your sig pic says you live in new haven or wallingford. When do you start catching fish up there?

[Rip-Plugger]

Nice wood rip plugger. Your sig pic says you live in new haven or wallingford. When do you start catching fish up there?

Thanks Buckethead,,


well,there are lots of fish in the housatonic now at the power plant,I usually start in may,I don't do the preliminary fishing anymore,I simply target larger fish.
I could actually start in april or when the water temps get to about 42F.
I do go early but, not all out,I fish hard just before the bunkers show up which is usually about late april or early may.


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[albiealert]

Those are some of the fattest plugs I have ever seen. Thanks for posting

[Rip-Plugger]

Those are some of the fattest plugs I have ever seen. Thanks for posting

I have great success with large wood,I guess I have always had a knack for it.it began in 1978 when I first got into saltwater fishing,gators were what was on the menu and I did very well with them on large wood back then.
now that same large wood is smaller than what i build now and looks inadequate to me.
at any rate they work and thats what I want them to do.
thanks for looking M8.


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[Rip-Plugger]

16649
1-Rip-Runner pro

2-Rip-Splitter

tails courtesy of Monty


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[Rip-Plugger]

16657
modified rip-runner,I extended the shaved top back 2 inches more than normal.

[Rip-Plugger]

16658
2 stubby hound Dogs yellow over orange and white over orange.
these color combos were killer on the gators last year,,,,:naughty:

[Rip-Plugger]

16738
built this one over the weekend,needed something to keep me occupied.
10 inch hound dog


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[porgy75]

ripplugger you must be making some of the biggest plugs in the fishing world. don't think I have seen many that big!

[Rip-Plugger]

Hi Porgy75.

I'll tell you what,big plug gets the fish's attention for sure.
I had a talk with a guy that is not a local guy,he fishes a spot I fish a lot and he came up to me and said what the hell were you throwing?,,you were the only one getting bit.5 other guys and me only got swipes but, no takers.
so,I explained to him like I am going to explain to you now.

here goes,I asked him what are the fish feeding on?,,he said bunkers and herring.I said right.
then I asked him what are those baitfish doing?,he said swimming for their lives.I said right.
I asked him what are those same baitfish doing when not being chased?,he said they are swimming normally.I said correct!
then I asked him why are you fishing with a plug that does not swim?,he said,,,i don't know but, I have caught fish on this lure before.I said ok.
then I explained to him why I asked him so many questions.sometimes the simple answers pass right by us and we don't see the picture.

those fish are hungry and they are chasing adult bunkers/herring.
they are only slamming my plug because it is swimming and it's size is telling them it is here swimming along and it then becomes a target.
it is moving lots of water,it is creating a big wake and it is sloshing water as it goes along.
another important point is it is large so,it is showing a profile to the fish,a profile that is large and not hard to find.
will they chase a standard spook type lure?,yes they will.
will they tire of chasing such a lure?,yes they will.

a slow moving,wake making,water sloshing big profile plug will always draw in a fish thats nosy,curious or hungry from a longer distance because it is:
1-louder
2-easy to find
3-easy to overcome/overtake
4-seemingly unknowing of the fact that it is being hunted!

there are other factors that apply but,they are only basic.
that is why I fish large wood almost exclusivley,it works.
I have proven it a hundred times last season.my partner may have caught 6-10 fish that morning[25-30 inch] but,I caught 4-5 good fish[36-40 inch],not schoolies.
if they follow it but, don't hit it,they are either too small anyway or spooky.

so Porgy75,thats it in a nutshell.
I see so many guys with 5-6 inch plug on and they are not producing.I clip on a 12 inch swimmer and catch 3 nice fish,,you tell me why I caught them.



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[ledhead36]

then I asked him why are you fishing with a plug that does not swim?,he said,,,i don't know but, I have caught fish on this lure before.I said ok.
then I explained to him why I asked him so many questions.sometimes the simple answers pass right by us and we don't see the picture.

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Amen.:clapping:

[storminsteve]

ripplugger I have a name for a site if you ever want to start one. Monsterplug.com :cool: :HappyWave:

[VSdreams]

haha cool looking plugs dude

[Rip-Plugger]

haha cool looking plugs dude


thanks vsd,I try to be different.


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[Rip-Plugger]

ripplugger I have a name for a site if you ever want to start one. Monsterplug.com :cool: :HappyWave:


steve,that would fit perfectly.




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[jigfreak]

Sweet wood.:thumbsup:
Keep up the good work.

[Rip-Plugger]

Sweet wood.:thumbsup:
Keep up the good work.


thanks Jigfreak,I will do just that.


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[vpass]

Beautiful work Rip-Plugger. Just like you said Match the Hatch.

[Rip-Plugger]

Beautiful work Rip-Plugger. Just like you said Match the Hatch.

thanks V-pass.
enjoy yours M8,,,,,

[Rip-Plugger]

1-brand new 9 inch fat nosed hound dog,,,,2-the last thing a fish sees before some steel hits it's *** is a smiley face.1683416835

[Rip-Plugger]

17459 my 11 inch Hound Dog

[Rip-Plugger]

17460 my 9 inch hound dog,,,,,pink chocolate frosted with sunbeam yellow.took a good amount of gators bass/gators 1746117462

[robmedina]

I never thought I would ever say this, but dude I love your wood, LOL!

[Rip-Plugger]

I never thought I would ever say this, but dude I love your wood, LOL!

thanks for the admiration Rob but,I like girls,,,,,,,,,,LOL


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