brand new for 2014

[Rip-Plugger]

17769

I tested this one and even caught 2 or 3 on it,I didn't intend for it to be fished this year but,it already has 014 on it.
stubby wedgehead @ 5 inches long painted in pink chocolate with silver speckles and silver dust.


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[Rip-Plugger]

17770

for 014 a 5-3/4 inch chubby wedgehead[narrowed head]swims wonderful and it is actually to replace one that was lost in a freak incident.
I had this plug laying on a rock and brought in a fish,as I swung it to shore the rod tip caught the other plugs tail hook,the fish yanked the rod and the lure went flying into the current and floated away,boy was I pissed off,so,I made another one.


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[Monty]

17769

I tested this one and even caught 2 or 3 on it,I didn't intend for it to be fished this year but,it already has 014 on it.
stubby wedgehead @ 5 inches long painted in pink chocolate with silver speckles and silver dust.


R-P

Nice, Longer than the Fat Mullets.
With in a month or so I should be able to start tying again, start making a list of tail colors. :HappyWave:

[Rip-Plugger]

good deal,I can do a small list of colors needed.
like your tying for real,,,,,,

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[Rip-Plugger]

17801

heres one of my designs a super wedgehead[9 inches] done up in pink chocolate with silver/black speckles.

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[surfstix1963]

Nice RP I see your not scaling down much in size lol....

[Rip-Plugger]

Nice RP I see your not scaling down much in size lol....

haha,you are correct but,I started off with small wood.


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[storminsteve]

They look like fat bunker replicas, nice work

[Rip-Plugger]

They look like fat bunker replicas, nice work

well steve when may comes around the big one will be ready to bust up some gators and bass.
it will call the fish to it.



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[williehookem]

17801

heres one of my designs a super wedgehead[9 inches] done up in pink chocolate with silver/black speckles.

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Nice RP I see your not scaling down much in size lol....

9 inches how much does that beast weigh?

[Rip-Plugger]

I have no idea.I don't have a scale but, it has to be 4 oz minimum.


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[storminsteve]

well steve when may comes around the big one will be ready to bust up some gators and bass.
it will call the fish to it.



R-P

How big are the gators you get where you fish? This year we had some for about 2 months and then they split. Shortest year ever for bluefish action.

[Rip-Plugger]

Hi Steve,

well,the gators can be anywhere from 2 pounds to 16 pounds,seems the small ones even have big balls,they hit large swimmers like it was nothing.
I guess that since they can chop off a piece they are not afraid to hit something almost as big as they are.

[bluesdude71]

I have no idea.I don't have a scale but, it has to be 4 oz minimum.


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Wow those are heavy, looking good! Good luck with them thanks for sharing the pics

[Rip-Plugger]

Wow those are heavy, looking good! Good luck with them thanks for sharing the pics

well at 9 inches I would say it is right in the ballpark.
it has 1/4 oz of lead in the belly.

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[Rip-Plugger]

178371783817839
my new design dubbed "the toploader",,,[7 inches/orange over pink chocolate]will see how well the fish like it.

[Rip-Plugger]

17845178461784717848

7 inch stubby hound dog,orange over spicy mustard.

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[surfstix1963]

They seem to like the pink chocolate and Monty says orange over yellow the blues love so hey the best of both worlds.Love the names too pink chocolate and spicy mustard..I'm working on a few plugs now I'll post them up when they are finished.

[Rip-Plugger]

They seem to like the pink chocolate and Monty says orange over yellow the blues love so hey the best of both worlds.Love the names too pink chocolate and spicy mustard..I'm working on a few plugs now I'll post them up when they are finished.

well stix,I had to come up with a name that describes what the colors look like as I custom mixed them myself.such colors are not sold like these are.
if you could see the pink chocolate,you'd call it that too.
I am waiting to see what you have going on,I know it is purrdy.

R-P


see,heres proof that pink chocolate works!

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[surfstix1963]

Just some basic colors I like to use, I mix my colors also I work with a lot of pearls and transparent paints.I'll post them soon I still have one more to epoxy and a crap load sitting sealed ready for primer my biggest is a 4 oz. Conrad I'll be doing a lot of my go to A-40 Sr. and Jr./ slopehead cowboys/dannies and a few of Speedy's plugs he sent me.I'm going to re-weight some A-40's for a test swim.

[DarkSkies]

Nice RP I see your not scaling down much in size lol....

Some things never change...:)
Roddy and the big plugs...kinda like America and apple pie....:thumbsup:
Nice work Roddy....
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and Sandy....:HappyWave:








Nice, Longer than the Fat Mullets.
With in a month or so I should be able to start tying again, start making a list of tail colors. :HappyWave:


good deal,I can do a small list of colors needed.
like your tying for real,,,,,,

R-P

Monty does tie some nice tails....:HappyWave:

[Rip-Plugger]

Monty knows how to do some fine tail!


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[Rip-Plugger]

1786117862

7 inch mustang


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[VSdreams]

17801

heres one of my designs a super wedgehead[9 inches] done up in pink chocolate with silver/black speckles.

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dayum thats a monster plug

[Rip-Plugger]

dayum thats a monster plug

it is about the size of an adult bunker they are from 8-12 inches.
I drag it slow on top waggling and they come BASH that sucker hard.
hope to post some pix when the time comes.

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[storminsteve]

What's the earliest time of year you get bass up there big enough to smash that plug? nice work btw

[Rip-Plugger]

What's the earliest time of year you get bass up there big enough to smash that plug? nice work btw

near the end of may or when the bunkers show up.
some years it's 2nd week and some it's the last week.

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[Rip-Plugger]

17881
a freshly made rip-runner @ 9 inches yellow/chartreuse stripe/black/silver speckles.

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[Monty]

a freshly made rip-runner @ 9 inches yellow/chartreuse stripe/black/silver speckles.

R-P

Very nice :HappyWave:

[surfstix1963]

Can't go wrong with yellow.

[Rip-Plugger]

Very nice :HappyWave:

thanks Monty,I hope the fish think so.

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[Rip-Plugger]

Can't go wrong with yellow.


it's never sold me short,,,,

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[Rip-Plugger]

17918
rip-runner

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[Rip-Plugger]

17919
8 inch fat basstard

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[Rip-Plugger]

17933
9 inch slim rip-splitter,orange over sweet purple.


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[buckethead]

Nice work

[Rip-Plugger]

Thank you sir,,,,,,


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[Rip-Plugger]

17939
8 inch rip-runner,aluminum over chocolate.


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[storminsteve]

Awesome pics, lets hope there are some bunker around this year to match those.

[Monty]

Very nice, like the color and the eyes that move.

[surfstix1963]

A couple for 2014 been pretty busy with family this year so not much tying or building going on.I know a guy in NJ that likes that color popper.:dTop:Torpedo Danny. Followed by an A-40 Jr. surfster,A-40, Jointed Conrad,2-Conrad Sr. a Popper and deep diving bunker.

[cowherder]

^^^That deep diving bunker is that the black one to the right? Sweet! About how deep would you say it dives?

[surfstix1963]

Yes that's the one and it dives about 5 ft,and it weighs a little over 2 oz.

[Rip-Plugger]

A couple for 2014 been pretty busy with family this year so not much tying or building going on.I know a guy in NJ that likes that color popper.:dTop:Torpedo Danny. Followed by an A-40 Jr. surfster,A-40, Jointed Conrad,2-Conrad Sr. a Popper and deep diving bunker.

thems some fine pieces of wood ya got there stix,well done,like the 2 bottom ones,kinda like goo-goo eyes swimmer/big daddys.


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[surfstix1963]

They are 4 oz. Conrads a little on the light side for you lol.BTW Thanks.
thems some fine pieces of wood ya got there stix,well done,like the 2 bottom ones,kinda like goo-goo eyes swimmer/big daddys.


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[Rip-Plugger]

They are 4 oz. Conrads a little on the light side for you lol.BTW Thanks.
hahaaa,yeah,they are just at the beginning of my heavy weights.

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[Rip-Plugger]

17945
my new CMS cigar swimmer[7 inch],custom made for me by CMS himself.


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[surfstix1963]

Theres that color again.

[Rip-Plugger]

Theres that color again.
those are made by this young kid I met on the other site.

he is going to college in Ct and he is from jersey.this is will be his second year surf fishing.
I'd say he is off to a great start.
I hope it swims nice,it should by my keen eyes,looks like it will do well.


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[surfstix1963]

He is off to a good start.

[Rip-Plugger]

He is off to a good start.
yes,that color is something I don't see any of the big guy builders doing,they seem to be doing too many scale patterns and such.
there is something about orange/yellow that makes one want to fish it.

17949

[surfstix1963]

It works that's a good enough reason for me.

[surferman]

^^^^^Yellow is a favorite color of mine I'm not sure but believe its up there in the visibility scale similar to chartreuse. I like to cast yellow plugs at dawn and dusk. As for the orange I like it too but for me it attracts a lot of bluefish. That can be fun, just my observations. Nice work gents keep em coming.

[surfstix1963]

As silly as it may sound I find putting the orange on the bottom and sides does attract more blues but the yellow on bottom seems to even the score some.I also blend my yellows with opaque and transparent airbrush paints.I also have another little secret by fogging in some gold over the yellow.

[Monty]

As silly as it may sound I find putting the orange on the bottom and sides does attract more blues but the yellow on bottom seems to even the score some.I also blend my yellows with opaque and transparent airbrush paints.I also have another little secret by fogging in some gold over the yellow.

When I first started surf fishing one bright sunny hot morning I wasn't catching anything, a guy I met that morning fishing told me that there are a few big blues around.
Cast a bright plug, make a big commotion with it and these big blues will get pissed off and clobber that plug. He liked bright orange.
It works, at times out of nowhere a Gator will explode all over these plugs.
Its my favorite color on bright days for finding blues.

http://rocksimpson.com/images/2012_6_3_BF_RP.jpg

http://rocksimpson.com/images/2012_6_10_Blue_ST1.jpg

[Rip-Plugger]

^^^^^Yellow is a favorite color of mine I'm not sure but believe its up there in the visibility scale similar to chartreuse. I like to cast yellow plugs at dawn and dusk. As for the orange I like it too but for me it attracts a lot of bluefish. That can be fun, just my observations. Nice work gents keep em coming.

you are indeed correct,I believe it is a combination of green and yellow to make chartreuse.

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[storminsteve]

beautiful work ripplugger and surfstix!

[Rip-Plugger]

thanks steve,,,



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[Rip-Plugger]

1795817959
1-super sardine[9 inch]
2-restyled super rip-runner[9 inch]


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[Rip-Plugger]

17960

8-1/2 inch fatcat


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[Rip-Plugger]

17961
9-1/2 inch fatcat


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[Monty]

Many thanks to Rip Plugger for this 3 oz beauty.

http://rocksimpson.com/images/2014_2_24_hh1.jpg

[Rip-Plugger]

Many thanks to Rip Plugger for this 3 oz beauty.

http://rocksimpson.com/images/2014_2_24_hh1.jpg

you are welcome indeed,you have the only one made,,,,,,I hope it waggles good,,,,,,,


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[dogfish]

Those plugs are some of the fattest I have ever seen from any plug builder. Look just like fat pregnant bunnker or herring. Nice work.

[Rip-Plugger]

Those plugs are some of the fattest I have ever seen from any plug builder. Look just like fat pregnant bunnker or herring. Nice work.

Dogfish,you are correct,the big plug makers are just not into doing large bodied swimmers,I do them because I wanted them and could never find them at all.
that's my biggest reason for starting to make my own.
with it's compact body it will cast like a baseball and with it's wide profile it will waggle heavy and will push lots of water aside as it goes along,thats what gets a fish's attention even if the fish does not see the lure,it damn sure hears it moving along.
at 3 oz,it will even cut though wind in your face well and not tumble like a potato chip.

and thanks for the kind words.

R-P

check you tube for my video by steve youn with Lou-T test swimming my fatcat swimmers.

[surfstix1963]

A few I managed to get done other then tying the tails

[jigfreak]

Like the 3rd one in the pic SS. Perfect little guy for when the peanut bunker or herring show up.

[surfstix1963]

Thanks little egg swimmer,the surfster is some crazy color scheme you never know what the final color will be when airbrushing to Pink Floyd.

[basshunter]

you never know what the final color will be when airbrushing to Pink Floyd.


You into the old floyd or the new floyd?

[surfstix1963]

Old Floyd, The Wall was good after that they had their moments

[J Barbosa]

A few I managed to get done other then tying the tails

Wow Stix,

You are really good at this plug building thing!!!

Have you swam #3 yet?

[surfstix1963]

Haven't thrown that one but have thrown others that I have made in the past,I haven't had much time been taking care of Mom she needs 24/7 care right now so fishing is on the back burner.I get some work done when I get a little relief from my brother and sister-in law Looks like Spring fishing has to be put on the back burner for now.

[Rip-Plugger]

1813318134
9 inch fatcat.
7 inch fatcat.

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[Rip-Plugger]

181351813618137
1-rip-splitter for my partner Malibu Kenny.[7 inch]
2-small rip runner for me for the late fall.[5 inch]
3-one for my new found friend Connor aka CMS.[6 inch rip-runner]


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[Rip-Plugger]

18138
all dressed up and ready to go,custom tails from Lou Tami[NJ]


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[Rip-Plugger]

18139
new Rip Raptor[7 inch]


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[Rip-Plugger]

18140
4 dressed for action.[fatcats]

[Rip-Plugger]

steve,that's the whole idea.
a big bunker that's cruising along undisturbed makes an easy target,swimming steady and slow,it peaks their interest and hopefully their feedbag.

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[Rip-Plugger]

1814118142181431814418145
1-fatman swimmer inspired by Winch and his cigar swimmer[CA]
2-10 inch slim cigar swimmer.
3-5 inch baby hound dog repaint.
4-7 inch wide nosed hound dog repaint.
5-7 inch wedgehead I built for R.I.poppers.

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[Rip-Plugger]

18146
super sardine #2


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[Rip-Plugger]

18147

lil snubbster.

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[ledhead36]

Nice.You are like a machine. Tried to look at them all there are too many. Where do you find the time to make all them?

[Rip-Plugger]

well,I stockpile the blanks and then do them over the winter,I have 6 in process at any given time and I keep the building process very simple.
they were made from December up to now so,there is a lot of time in between.
oh yeah,I don't have any kids.

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[surfstix1963]

That snubbster is sweet.

[DarkSkies]

18147

lil snubbster.

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I am so disappointed to see this......Roddy making small plugs? :scared:
What is this world coming to?
We must be about 30 days from the end.....of life itself....;)
Just kidding bro....:HappyWave:...most of the wood plugs I throw are in the smaller range.....nice work. :thumbsup:

[DarkSkies]

A couple for 2014 been pretty busy with family this year so not much tying or building going on.I know a guy in NJ that likes that color popper.:dTop:Torpedo Danny. Followed by an A-40 Jr. surfster,A-40, Jointed Conrad,2-Conrad Sr. a Popper and deep diving bunker.
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17944&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1391897285 (http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17944&d=1391897285)








I must have missed these first time around....nice work Surf. :thumbsup: :HappyWave:

[surfstix1963]

Thanks,I don't even have time to tune them up.

[Rip-Plugger]

I am so disappointed to see this......Roddy making small plugs? :scared:
What is this world coming to?
We must be about 30 days from the end.....of life itself....;)
Just kidding bro....:HappyWave:...most of the wood plugs I throw are in the smaller range.....nice work. :thumbsup:


hahaaa,that plug was an inspirational thing.
I was inspired by the little black door snubber mounted to the floor behind a door in my local meineke shop,looked cool[the shape] so,I made one that looked like it kinda.


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[Rip-Plugger]

2 all dressed with fresh tails.
tails courtesy of Lou-T.
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[nitestrikes]

Nice looking wood. Is Lou T the same as Lou Tabory?

[storminsteve]

Sweeeet pluggage!

[Rip-Plugger]

Nice looking wood. Is Lou T the same as Lou Tabory?

no,this Lou is Lou Tami from jersey.


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[Rip-Plugger]

Sweeeet pluggage!

thanks Steve,,,,


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[Rip-Plugger]

one of a set of twins,they are 2 of a kind since I have never made a large rip-runner with a single belly treble ever!
almost 9 inches.
custom tail courtesy of Lou Tami.

18252
the other twin
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[Rip-Plugger]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFi5486Kk_Y&feature=youtu.be

18274new rip-splitter[7 inch] in action.
built for Malibu Kenny.

[BassBuddah]

I see you're making a lot of yellow now. Any reason?

[Rip-Plugger]

well,my partner like yellow plugs and my new fishing friend[CMS or connor] who makes plugs likes yellow too.
since I was also making a small one for myself I hung all of them and shot them all yellow at the same time plus I had a new can of yellow paint.
I usually like 2 tone colors mostly dirty banana[black/yellow bottom with old school sparkles].
I did do 2 of them with 2 diff shades of yellow.


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[storminsteve]

Your welcome rip plugger looking good.

[Rip-Plugger]

18714
2 in the works[top-10 inch,bottom 8 inch],well 1 now,the bottom one is done,will share asap.


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[Rip-Plugger]

18716
5 inch rip-splitter[slate blue repaint/finish/new eyes]

[Rip-Plugger]

18717
5 inch shovelhead[repaint/finish-slate blue over yellow/new eyes]]

[Rip-Plugger]

1871818719
7-1/2 inch pikie repaint/finish.used to look like pic #2 till the paint started to peel.gave it new googly eyes too.


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[Rip-Plugger]

187202 8-1/4 inch roundnosers,my second/third try at them.

[Rip-Plugger]

18791
8 inch rip-runner,slate blue over red.

[surfstix1963]

nice work roddy

[J Barbosa]

Nice.......I like the black/white and red/yellow paint job.

[DarkSkies]

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7-1/2 inch pikie repaint/finish.used to look like pic #2 till the paint started to peel.gave it new googly eyes too.


R-P

That googly eyes is becomeing one of your trademarks.
Nice work Roddy. Hope King Neptune blesses you with some fish soon.:HappyWave:

[seamonkey]

Beautiful plugs I bet they are some real cow catchers!

[Rip-Plugger]

That googly eyes is becomeing one of your trademarks.
Nice work Roddy. Hope King Neptune blesses you with some fish soon.:HappyWave:
thanks Dark,,it has been a very slow summer.I even chased scup for a short while,ate my fill then left them alone.


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[Rip-Plugger]

Beautiful plugs I bet they are some real cow catchers!
they do catch but, as for monsters that's another story.
I get my share though.
TY,,,,,

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[Rip-Plugger]

18792
9 inch roundnoser,my second ever,it got slammed this am by a big gator and I swung and missed,was not watching was looking far out at the action.


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[Rip-Plugger]

18793
9 inch fatcat

[hookset]

Nice looking wood, guy. Hope you catch a few on them this fall.

[Rip-Plugger]

Nice looking wood, guy. Hope you catch a few on them this fall.
thanks,did that today.
18811

[Monty]

thanks,did that today.
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One of my favorite color combos, NICE!!!