new for 2016

just finished this 9-1/2 inch rip-commander last night[smokey joe]


http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20033&stc=1

http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20037&stc=1
this one is interesting,it was a large fatcat that had a problem,the wood was so dense on the tail end that it would not swim right.
I tried several lips but, no go.
so,instead of just taking it apart and throwing it to the water gods like a do with a bad build I took it and reshaped it into a hound dog design which took off the tail end and then turned it around so now the nose was the tail.
it should swim proper now.

http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20038&stc=1
wide body hound dog.

http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20039&stc=1
stretched rip-commander.
the original design is thicker,i shaped this one then stretched it out some since the wood I used was a bit shorter than I wanted.

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Originally Posted by Rip-Plugger

http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20039&stc=1
stretched rip-commander.
the original design is thicker,i shaped this one then stretched it out some since the wood I used was a bit shorter than I wanted.

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:bigeyes:Nice work, that thing is a beast! Is that the biggest one you ever made?

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Originally Posted by williehookem

:bigeyes:Nice work, that thing is a beast! Is that the biggest one you ever made?

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actually no,I made one bigger late last year,wil test it this coming spring though.
I actually have 3 very large ones jointed and big!
here is a shot of it.
thanks for your kind words.
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20040&stc=1http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20041&stc=1http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20042&stc=1http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20043&stc=1http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20044&stc=1
the blue/grey one is something like 17 inches,the second one is 13 inches and the rest are right around 15-16 inches.

http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20045&stc=1
Rip-Commander

nice pluggage

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Originally Posted by surferman

nice pluggage

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TY surferman,,,,,,

Wow. Was wondering how you toss a 17 inch jointed plug? Or are you drifting them from on top of a bridge or inlet?

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Originally Posted by williehookem

Wow. Was wondering how you toss a 17 inch jointed plug? Or are you drifting them from on top of a bridge or inlet?

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I cast them and then can drift waay out like 150 yds or more then slow crank them back.
mostly that's what I built them for as well as a novelty but,they do work.

http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20065&stc=1
9 inch rip-commander

http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20066&stc=1
7-1/2 inch blind hound dog.

Very nicely done thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by albiealert

Very nicely done thanks for sharing.

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Thanks AA,I try sometimes,,,

http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...id=20076&stc=1
in the werx.
top is an 8 inch rip-splitter.
bottom is an 8 inch rip-runner.
just did these up today.

Great work.

I love that blind blue hound dog.

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Originally Posted by J Barbosa

Great work.

I love that blind blue hound dog.

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thanks JB,hope the fish think the same as you.

Nice!

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Originally Posted by seamonkey

Nice!

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TY seamonkey,,,,,