The Glory Daze,,

[Monty]

Great pics R-P, Bicycle George is awsome, must have some great stories!

[hookset]

Great pics R-P, Bicycle George is awsome, must have some great stories!

Bicycle George looks like he has worlds of experience. Do you have any stories to share about him?

[Rip-Plugger]

BG and I go waaay back,back to about 1985 I think.
He really didn't sling swimmers with us much.
he was more of a wader and popper slinger than ANYONE at that time.
he got me into wading AAMOF,I have waded with him many times and always had fun with him.
I tell ya,this 70 year old can sling a 2 oz popper so far that you'd think it snapped off and just vanished.

this man would put many of us to shame with his casting ability,he beats me and I ain't no slouch.
anyhooo,I am happy to know him as he is not a jerk that will not help you land a fish.he will share spots that hold fish and things that work.

R-P

[surfwalker]

RP-really enjoy the pics and the stories that go along with them, thanks.

[Rip-Plugger]

RP-really enjoy the pics and the stories that go along with them, thanks.

glad to do it,many of us had those funny names.
even my partner,his nic is malibu kenny,like the barbie ken.
naw,actually the 68 or so malibu he had back then.

R-P

[Monty]

1- Cotton cordell DEEP big-O in red/chrome.

2-Original L. Cooper goo-goo eyes swimmer[big daddy] in blue.
the same plug/color charlie cinto used to catch a 73 pound bass trolling with wire line!


1-stubby rebel,the same style Al McReynolds used to catch his world record bass of 78+ pounds.

2- original goo-goo eyes husky dude in package,never opened. [blue/white]

[Monty]

Rip Pluggers old daiwa gold series GS-30,totally rebuilt by him years ago right before the bottom fell out of fishing for choppers.
The slump lasted 2 seasons then bass and small choppers came back! 1984.

[Monty]

Some day todays fishing experiences will become the glory days of present days (I think I said that correctly). Here are a few action shots (R-P hook ups)

[Monty]

[Monty]

Anyone else use this teaser?

[seamonkey]

Is that the 28 or 36" mark on your rod, the white band to the right in the bottom pic? That's some big bluefish there!

[Monty]

Its 30". I have a 30" and 40" mark on all my rods.
Been lucky getting into a few nice blues the last two weeks

Is that the 28 or 36" mark on your rod, the white band to the right in the bottom pic? That's some big bluefish there!

[jimmy z]

Very nice pics, fella's

[jonthepain]

nice albie

[Rip-Plugger]

small bass from this am.
caught a large gator earlier but,during my trying to get some good action shots it kept going left/right,could not get it to stay in the frame then it got off.
beat up the skunk though,,,,,,got soaked to the bone,rain never let up,I headed for some coffee and pancakes/sausage,,,,

R-P

[jigfreak]

Yeah those gators have a way of doing what they want once they are being taken out of the water. nice pictures. all at night? nice rubber too.

[Rip-Plugger]

Yeah those gators have a way of doing what they want once they are being taken out of the water. nice pictures. all at night? nice rubber too.

oh man,who you telling?,,,they are simply motivated by demons or something.
most are during darkness but,some are in the very early light.
I have been fishing with plugs on the larger size,they seem to get their attention much more so than say a bomber or such.
they are around and seem to be spread out so,anywhere I fish i sling big wood to alert them to my offering,,,it's been working well.

as for the ruber,i am using the largest i have and can find in my parts.6-9 inches.
the bass are hitting it so,I must be doing it right.


R-P

[Rip-Plugger]

had a great am this saturday,gators were slamming wood hard,even broke in the brand new fatcat I just built.


R-P

[Rip-Plugger]

a couple of action shotz from this past am's games

[RocksandReds]

Sorry wrong pic