New stuff,,,2013

[Rip-Plugger]

I sure hope so,I am an old boy scout and I am going out there armed/ready to catch some monster fish.
got the rods,reels,line and plugs to do it so,I am just gonna do it.

rods are ready,reels are spooled up and my blades sharp,let the games begin!


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[Rip-Plugger]

new design,the fat bastard,has a wide body to move water and make a big wake.
should get a fishs attention,,,


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[Rip-Plugger]

1-Standard Rip-Runner pro.trying out a new lip design on this one,it should work out.
2-Stubby Rip-Runner with a flag on the tail.

tails courtesy of WWM,,,


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[hookset]

new design,the fat bastard,has a wide body to move water and make a big wake.
should get a fishs attention,,,


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The fat basstid! Great name and very fat plug.

[Rip-Plugger]

I hope it even swims as I foresee,it may well be a dud,will see and thanks M8.

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[Rip-Plugger]

10 inch Hound Dog,yellow over pink chocolate.

[Rip-Plugger]

2 for Sandy's bag
1-a fat bastard yellow over pink chocolate.
2- a reworked piece,this one was a very fat mullet,so fat in fact that it only waddled,I stripped the hangers and lip off and narrowed the nose quite a bit then narrowed the tail end and the hump and now it is a plug I call "short trip".
originally it was built in 011 but it is now redesigned and swims cool with a wag like a ducks tail.


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[7deadlyplugs]

10 inch Hound Dog,yellow over pink chocolate.

Big 10"! That plug has to weigh over 4 ounces? gonzo!

[Rip-Plugger]

Big 10"! That plug has to weigh over 4 ounces? gonzo!

yes it is large but,when I look at it,it seems a bit thin,,,,I guess my eyes are so used to seeing my own wood a normal sized plug looks funny like a small goo-goo eyes,that plug looks like a freshwater lure.
I am sure it is 4 or a bit more.


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[buckethead]

I sure hope so,I am an old boy scout and I am going out there armed/ready to catch some monster fish.
got the rods,reels,line and plugs to do it so,I am just gonna do it.

rods are ready,reels are spooled up and my blades sharp,let the games begin!


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Nice wood rip plugger. Your sig pic says you live in new haven or wallingford. When do you start catching fish up there?

[Rip-Plugger]

Nice wood rip plugger. Your sig pic says you live in new haven or wallingford. When do you start catching fish up there?

Thanks Buckethead,,


well,there are lots of fish in the housatonic now at the power plant,I usually start in may,I don't do the preliminary fishing anymore,I simply target larger fish.
I could actually start in april or when the water temps get to about 42F.
I do go early but, not all out,I fish hard just before the bunkers show up which is usually about late april or early may.


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[albiealert]

Those are some of the fattest plugs I have ever seen. Thanks for posting

[Rip-Plugger]

Those are some of the fattest plugs I have ever seen. Thanks for posting

I have great success with large wood,I guess I have always had a knack for it.it began in 1978 when I first got into saltwater fishing,gators were what was on the menu and I did very well with them on large wood back then.
now that same large wood is smaller than what i build now and looks inadequate to me.
at any rate they work and thats what I want them to do.
thanks for looking M8.


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[Rip-Plugger]

1-Rip-Runner pro

2-Rip-Splitter

tails courtesy of Monty


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[Rip-Plugger]

modified rip-runner,I extended the shaved top back 2 inches more than normal.

[Rip-Plugger]

2 stubby hound Dogs yellow over orange and white over orange.
these color combos were killer on the gators last year,,,,

[Rip-Plugger]

built this one over the weekend,needed something to keep me occupied.
10 inch hound dog


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[porgy75]

ripplugger you must be making some of the biggest plugs in the fishing world. don't think I have seen many that big!

[Rip-Plugger]

Hi Porgy75.

I'll tell you what,big plug gets the fish's attention for sure.
I had a talk with a guy that is not a local guy,he fishes a spot I fish a lot and he came up to me and said what the hell were you throwing?,,you were the only one getting bit.5 other guys and me only got swipes but, no takers.
so,I explained to him like I am going to explain to you now.

here goes,I asked him what are the fish feeding on?,,he said bunkers and herring.I said right.
then I asked him what are those baitfish doing?,he said swimming for their lives.I said right.
I asked him what are those same baitfish doing when not being chased?,he said they are swimming normally.I said correct!
then I asked him why are you fishing with a plug that does not swim?,he said,,,i don't know but, I have caught fish on this lure before.I said ok.
then I explained to him why I asked him so many questions.sometimes the simple answers pass right by us and we don't see the picture.

those fish are hungry and they are chasing adult bunkers/herring.
they are only slamming my plug because it is swimming and it's size is telling them it is here swimming along and it then becomes a target.
it is moving lots of water,it is creating a big wake and it is sloshing water as it goes along.
another important point is it is large so,it is showing a profile to the fish,a profile that is large and not hard to find.
will they chase a standard spook type lure?,yes they will.
will they tire of chasing such a lure?,yes they will.

a slow moving,wake making,water sloshing big profile plug will always draw in a fish thats nosy,curious or hungry from a longer distance because it is:
1-louder
2-easy to find
3-easy to overcome/overtake
4-seemingly unknowing of the fact that it is being hunted!

there are other factors that apply but,they are only basic.
that is why I fish large wood almost exclusivley,it works.
I have proven it a hundred times last season.my partner may have caught 6-10 fish that morning[25-30 inch] but,I caught 4-5 good fish[36-40 inch],not schoolies.
if they follow it but, don't hit it,they are either too small anyway or spooky.

so Porgy75,thats it in a nutshell.
I see so many guys with 5-6 inch plug on and they are not producing.I clip on a 12 inch swimmer and catch 3 nice fish,,you tell me why I caught them.



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[ledhead36]

then I asked him why are you fishing with a plug that does not swim?,he said,,,i don't know but, I have caught fish on this lure before.I said ok.
then I explained to him why I asked him so many questions.sometimes the simple answers pass right by us and we don't see the picture.

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Amen.