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last one. This one "waggles" like crazy, especially with the tail. The eyes in the head even have moving pupils, freaky!
Nitestrikes and the other guys who asked, I think he's selling these for the price range of $15-16 each. If you get a couple I think he pays for shipping. I think I sent him like $47 for these 3. Hope that helps.
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Howdy DS,
glad they got there.I hope they are to your liking.
I just wanna clarify some facts.
the prices I ask for are directly related to how much work I put into them.
it can vary up to $20.00 or down to $10.00.
I make each one without the idea of selling it.if it does not tickle my fancy,I will put it up for sale.
I also have several that can come up for sale at anytime,some used and some only tested and hung up.
so,if you see it in my catalog thread then it's for sale.
some lures may be up for sale and be posted and if I know someone that wants it,I'll post the fact that it's has been sold.
DarkSkies,I hope you catch a winner with them,let me know when you get something on them,post it here K?
cheers
R-P
Nice Plugs, I like that golden Mullet.:heart:
Some new plugs for the fall.
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Sweet plugs, they look pretty solid.:drool:
I can't freakin believe I didn't see this post I knew you would have a catalog someday :clapping: gotta say I was laughing my A$$ off when I saw the post made me feel good for a change LOL.Plugs & fishing rods your becoming a one stop tackle shop separate catalogs eh?
Yeah surfstix, a lot of people might not know how famous R-P is getting. ;) Ray at Sting Ray tackle came to him for help and input designing a rod for surfcasters. I think he named it the Rip-Plugger line or something like that. Maybe if he's not too shy he or someone else who knows a bit more about the rods can come post up in here or another thread about them.
I heard he's gonna start charging for autographs soon, but ya get one for free if ya buy a rod....:laugh: :thumbsup:
howdy guys,
well,the rods in questio[H-H series]n are based on xtra heavy rods one would use for salmon but,with saltwater guides and real cork handles along with graphite reel seats.
theres is also a big spinning stick to sling bait with.
the prototype is a true beast of a rod.
it is able to sling 8 plus a chunk to england.
there will also be lighter action rods that will be great for doing albies or slinging storm shads,bombers and such.
I am sure those that buy one will be smiling when they use it.prices will also make you smile too.
the downside is that late this year is when all should be ready for the water.
for those that like avet/accurate style reels there is the stingray tackle "Tigre",a one piece aluminium reel,cnc machined and will drown a whale if ya hook it,
also with lever drag.
the aqua reels,built for the salt AND have a baitrunner system are a great reel to fish,they cast great and are not expensive,they also are made with stainless gears and full of the good stuff we want!
when I get more info,I shall post it.
autographs are now on sale for $5.00 each,,,group discounts are availible!
R-P
$5.00 thats it your famous now,how much extra for a catalog LOL.Hey good luck with the rod line.
An icon in the surf community, a past history in the metal band Dark Angel, a current gig where he co-hosts a metal show every Sat night, now a line of HH surf rods in the pipeline..... pretty soon this guy's head will be so big he can't fit through the door! :laugh: ;) :HappyWave:
Dude! You were in Dark Angel? That's awesome!
I fished with the guitar player from Suffocation once. He is a diehard surfcaster when not on tour.
Hello DS,
actually that band was not Dark Angel,it was Evil Angel,there were several others including Cursed,Black Dragon,Demon stone,Rancid,Flesh & Fire and Deciever.
those were bands I was part of and there were several times I was called to fill in for a member of other bands that was ill or too dammed drunk to do the show.
these bands were either thrash,black thrash or dark metal which is now called blackmetal.
it was a glorious time that lasted 11 years or so.
the best time of my life!
now I am low profile and like remaining in stealth mode.
R-P
suffocation has a fisherman ??,,they are among my fave bands,freaking fast and furious at the very least.
go to the BNR metal pages,there are some bands from back in the day that have new albums out,check out steeler,onslaught,Keel,accept and Tankard.
there are many othe as well.
cheers
http://bnrmetal.com/ :viking::headbang: :banghead2:
Some more of Rip Plugger's work:
"this odd piece has an unusual shape.
if you view it head on,it's about 2-1/4 inches wide on top and as you go
towards the belly,it's tapered and rounded along the belly ridge,kinda
like those old ashphalt curbs in a parking lot.the snake inspired me on
this one so,I made a baby one 5 inches long too.
both wag very nice.'
Heavy-Hooksetter
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Bigger and heavier
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Catching a fish on it :fishing:
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here is the big-1,,,,10 inches of wood!
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this is Big Jake,8 inches of wood.
I remember someone on SOL saying that fish don't like red plugs,well, I knew they were wrong even then! :ROFLMAO
nice wag too,right on top.
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Nice work RP. How long have you been doing this?
Hi Stealer,
this february it will be 2 years.
so far I have made about 200 plugs,all swimmers but 1.
I crossed designs,created some of my own designs and have had huge success with my pieces.
I took a long look at what these top names are making and I even bought a few to see what the BIG deal was.turnsout that there was no big deal.
as for color combos,I have some that are not accepted and I'll tell ya what,they really do work.
take a look at Monty and my thread called "glory daze,there are some shots of my wood at work.
cheers
R-P
You do some awesome work RP. You seems to have perfected your craft in a relatively short period of time.
Looking mighty good (and big).
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All the more reason to check out Stripercoast Surfcasters. We have alot of builders and there is alot of wood being traded. We would love to have you over there.
ya know,this world of ours is filled with shysters,thieves and many other folks we just don't or cannot trust.
I am quite proud to know that I am not one of them.
about 2 months ago,I was throwing Bob Hahn medium pikie in rudolph color.
I large gator bluefish slammed it and took off down current.
I was trying to hold on but,this fish used the current and took a lot of line out,I was already waay out so,i was working ard to try and keep things under control.
anyhow,the fish took me across a musselbed and cut me off.
this rudolph was my only one.
I checked or attempted to check out Bobs site to buy some but,it is not up yet.
I had his old email addy so,I wrote to him.
later I was contacted,about a month later by him.he made up 3 rudolphs for me right away.
I was happy to know that he went so far to make some for me.
his partner,Brenda contacted me asking for my address.I gave it and I asked or a price,I got it and all was well.
yesterday a package comes and it's from Bob Hahn!,,,he sent me the 3 rudolphs I ordered direct AND added a yellow/redhead surfster as a gift!
Bob and Brenda trust me enough to send my lures with no money and a gift as well!
Thats real trust and faith in a fellow angler.
It is a true honor to be so trusted and I feel grand knowing that someone I don't know personally would have that kind of faith in me with a large amount of trust as well.
who said there are not great people out there anymore?.
Bob and Brenda are truly grand people and I am honored that such an icon in fishing has this amount of faith and shared it with me,,,
Cheers
R-P
I have bought a few from last year. When I ordered 4 he sent me 1 extra. Stand up guy.
Is the Rudolph his Pikie? If so I have one and love that freaking thing. Throw that puppy in a rip and feel it dig and wiggle.
R-P,
Also had great experience with Bob when I bought a few of his plugs.
A real good guy.
He just got finished painting these last night at 2am.
"all are RRPS Super-60's A 9 inches.
need the big stick for them."
Nice work, man! :thumbsup:
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:dribble: 9" those are super monster plugs, I guess you would fish them mostly at the rips or the inlerts Ripplugger?
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...1&d=1262996006
The super-60 is a LARGE surface swimmer I designed for large fish,realistically above 50 pounds.
The concept of it is that such a large food item is probably going to be ignored by a smaller fish in the lesser range of size.
mind you,this is just my approach to targeting large only but,I am sure smaller fish will bash it.
It seems to me that unknown to nearly all of us that are pluggers the very true fact that our lure certainly passes by a large and is ignored by that large simply because said plug is small and may not "trigger" an attack responce.
My attitude towards this is to "show" these large a large piece that will fill them,one which is slow moving,fat and easy to attack/catch!
It is with no doubt at all that such a game plan in all respects should work.
that is the super-60,,,,,,
only this coming season shall tell,,,,
H-H
Most of the pro fishermen and charter guys know that a big piece of meat gets you the biggest fish. Rip-plugger is trying to prove that from a plug builder's point of view. Those are some FAT :drool: meals you created there Roddy, beautiful work! :clapping::clapping:
I finally got a chance to D/L these pics he sent.
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1-9 inch super-60
2-10 inch super-60
3-12 inch super-60,,tail courtesy of [Surfstix-1963]
RRPS[rip-runner pro series] made of white pine,hot epoxy sealed
wood,appox 4 oz.3 topcoats of clear
designed for surface wagging down to 1 foot.
Heavy-Hooksetter
Some more big wood from Roddy/Rip-Plugger/Heavy Hooksetter :HappyWave:
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1-9.5 inch Hound Dog[new,untested,white pine]
2-7 inch RRPS Super-40[surface-1 foot,poplar]
3-8 inch RRPS Super-50[surface-1 foot,poplar]
tails,courtesy of Surfstix-1963!
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There babies are frikken 12" long. :bigeyes: :viking:If ya wanna throw one, you should check the rating of your stick, or you'll be using that expensive stick as kindling for the next winter bonfire after it snaps in 2. :laugh:
Much better to throw these on a Conventional.
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1-12 inch Hound Dog surface swimmer.[white pine]
2-12 inch RRPS Super-60 surface swimmer[poplar]
sealed with hot epoxy method.
custom tails,courtesy of Surfstix-1963.
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Glad you like them Stix,I just come up with a color combo and do it,so far just one I didn't like,that was chartreuse with deep purple stripe.
a foam brush can do wonders in good hands,it works for me so I will stick with it.
I have several ideas to ponder,they will show up here when they get done.
your tails add to it ya know,,,,,
R-P