The anonymous plug builder *** ***** (Brasilva)
He's not really anonymous, not to anyone who's into plugs and different builder styles.
Met him today, he's been doing this for only a few months, and has some interesting stuff.
You NY guys know him from another place, and have probably seen him fishin Jamaica bay. He's compulsive in whatever he does, whether it be modifying a salmon fly rod to work for bass and blues, to trying different new designs and techniques for building plugs.
Most of his plugs throw a lot of water, the bottle poppers seem to be the preferred way to catch daytime fish back in the bay.
Beyond that, each different plug design has a story, some interesting stuff. I sat there for way too much time today (what else is new?) and talked to him about his work before goin fishin. He takes immense pride in what he does and how his stuff helps guys to catch fish.
For example, in Jamaica bay, like other bay areas, it's hard to catch fish from shore during daytime low water. So he designs a lot of his plugs to cast like a bullet, 2ozto 4 oz, streamlined, and they push a lot of water on the retrieve.
I was honored to meet this guy. He's really dedicated to his craft, and I learned a lot talking to him and seeing what he's about.
Took pics of a lot of his stuff, but it's not all for sale, that's why it's in this forum.
He has selected ones for sale, which will be noted in the pics..
Price range is generally between $15-20. If ya want something custom, give him a holler, He says he can make whatever ya want, just give him the specs.
He usually sells stuff without hooks and split rings. Those prices are for the finished blanks that you would put your own split rings and trebles on.
Nice meetin ya, *** *****
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In searching for the closest thing to the real swimming fish, he decided to make some plugs with real bluefish and seabass skins on them. Great work!! 
Nice pics of his work. 
Wow, very cool pics, thanks for posting.
Originally Posted by DarkSkies
