Custom Wooden Plugs Review and What's New

[Monty]

I think I post a thread about teasers each year....time for Teasers 2013

How about posting thoughts and experiences on fishing teasers? Like them, hate them, why? Don’t need them? Biggest fish on a teaser, like doubles, don’t like doubles? Favorite teasers, favorite teaser rigs.

The past year I tried to cut down on the amount of time I fished with teasers, to see if I noticed any difference in fish caught. So I think I fished 50% with them compared with the past few years at least 75% of the time. Looking back at the year fishing with teasers increased the Stripers caught.
One night I met up with Dark and Mike O this past year, we caught a few Bass, they seemed to only want black teasers a certain size.
For teasers I use Deceivers and the small rubber tails for Avas.
If there are blues around I take the teaser off, but I have had times when it seems the teaser is all a blue would want. Here is an Island Beach Blue that hit a green/white teaser late May this past year. It was the biggest of the morning.

[Monty]

Some teasers for 2013
Going to fish some of Surfstix teasers this year. He is an incredible tyer (quality and creativity).

[speedy]

THIS IS A PLUG I STARTED TO MESS WITH MADE A SMALLER ONE IT SWAM GREAT.. SO I MADE A BIGGER ONE ..

IT WILL BE SWIMMING SAT AM. BY THE WAY THE SMALLER SWIMMER IS HERE NOW

[Monty]

Thank you Matt!! They cast like a Rocket

[speedy]

MY FIRST EVER 8 INCH SWIMMER THE BIGGEST ONE YET ....LOL SHE IS GOING TO BE AROUND 3 OZ.,,,,,

[speedy]

I CUT DOWN ONE OF THE BEAST BLANKS TO MAKE THIS ONE 6 1/2 INCH 3 OZ. HAS A CONRAD LIP SHE CAST SO SWEET AND SWIMS GREAT

[Rip-Plugger]

that's a nice design speedy,bigger wood is always nice,it gets the fish's attention or it makes them run.
datil werk,,,,


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[Rip-Plugger]

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for 014 a 5-3/4 inch chubby wedgehead[narrowed head]swims wonderful and it is actually to replace one that was lost in a freak incident.
I had this plug laying on a rock and brought in a fish,as I swung it to shore the rod tip caught the other plugs tail hook,the fish yanked the rod and the lure went flying into the current and floated away,boy was I pissed off,so,I made another one.


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[Rip-Plugger]

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my new design dubbed "the toploader",,,[7 inches/orange over pink chocolate]will see how well the fish like it.

[Rip-Plugger]

They seem to like the pink chocolate and Monty says orange over yellow the blues love so hey the best of both worlds.Love the names too pink chocolate and spicy mustard..I'm working on a few plugs now I'll post them up when they are finished.

well stix,I had to come up with a name that describes what the colors look like as I custom mixed them myself.such colors are not sold like these are.
if you could see the pink chocolate,you'd call it that too.
I am waiting to see what you have going on,I know it is purrdy.

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see,heres proof that pink chocolate works!

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8 inch fat basstard

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9 inch slim rip-splitter,orange over sweet purple.


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[surfstix1963]

A couple for 2014 been pretty busy with family this year so not much tying or building going on.I know a guy in NJ that likes that color popper.Top:Torpedo Danny. Followed by an A-40 Jr. surfster,A-40, Jointed Conrad,2-Conrad Sr. a Popper and deep diving bunker.

[Monty]

As silly as it may sound I find putting the orange on the bottom and sides does attract more blues but the yellow on bottom seems to even the score some.I also blend my yellows with opaque and transparent airbrush paints.I also have another little secret by fogging in some gold over the yellow.

When I first started surf fishing one bright sunny hot morning I wasn't catching anything, a guy I met that morning fishing told me that there are a few big blues around.
Cast a bright plug, make a big commotion with it and these big blues will get pissed off and clobber that plug. He liked bright orange.
It works, at times out of nowhere a Gator will explode all over these plugs.
Its my favorite color on bright days for finding blues.

[Rip-Plugger]

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1-super sardine[9 inch]
2-restyled super rip-runner[9 inch]


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[surferman]

Just read through this thead again looking for some plug porn to get me through till Sunday. Kind of sad to see who isn't here any more. RIP gents and may you have tight lines in heaven!

[plugcrazy]

You must have almost everyone who is a plug maker in here. Awesome and thanks! I got wood lol.

[dogfish]

Fantastic stroll down memory lane and mix of the old with new. RIP Gary, Lefty, BillyMc, and Joe from Bodega Bay.

[buckethead]

Billy McFadden of MC Plugs


Billy McFadden has been around for many years, and building plugs for about 40. He's got a great rep in the fishing community, and shared some of his thoughts with us today.

Billy McFadden is an icon in the plug building community. He's been doing it for many years, and has the weighting, sealing, and finishing down to a science. Richt now he's focusing on Atom40 profile plugs, and some small needles. Atoms $20, needles $10. Billy is pictured here with Mike Commune, another saltwater legend.

Many of the builders I talked to had nothing but good things to say about his generosity and advice he gave them. Billy and his friend were there, nice meetin you guys.

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Billy and Mike, 2 of the greats. Got me misty eyed to look at those posts.

[7deadlyplugs]

Anyone know when the asbury and berkeley shows are this year? thanks