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[stlatem]

Hello from wi. I have been reading this forum for a while now and learned a lot l have been fishing for a long time and am still at them. I have been making and painting jigs and pouring plastic baits for about 8 years.I have been impressed with the artists on this forum so I bought an airbrush and a vise and am learning to use them .it isn't as easy as it looks but its fun. I'm not good with computers so I don't know about pic.s yet . what happened to the plastic folks?

 

[HairyMooseKnuckles]

Hello from wi. I have been reading this forum for a while now and learned a lot l have been fishing for a long time and am still at them. I have been making and painting jigs and pouring plastic baits for about 8 years.I have been impressed with the artists on this forum so I bought an airbrush and a vise and am learning to use them .it isn't as easy as it looks but its fun. I'm not good with computers so I don't know about pic.s yet . what happened to the plastic folks?

Hi! Big welcome from Texas. I know absolutely nothing about plastics. I ty a little bit of everything. I fish mainly for crappie and blue gill, but ty all sorts of flys. It's pure enjoyment for me. As matter of fact, I have a new Nor-vice that was delivered today. I can't wait to try it out.

 

[AtticaFish]

Welcome and sure glad to see you post stlatem! The plastics board did die off some. I don't pour any plastics myself do go through some twisters grubs and a few swimbaits during early spring and late into the fall. Nailed a 23" walleye tonight using a 1/8th jig with heavy oversize hook and 5" Northern Bluegill Kalins grub. Feather/fur tied jigs can work outstanding at times...... but so do plastic baits rigged on jigs. Fishing technique is pretty much the same, just a slightly different adaptation of the tool. Loves me some sweet plastic.

 

[Bucko]

Welcome! Good to see another Wisconsinite on the boards. I started dabbling in plastics recently myself but haven't gotten to deep in it yet. Good place here to hang out and lots of information to be had.

 

[Kdog]

Welcome from SW Ohio. Glad you found something besides beer to occupy your time on those long winter nights. In the early 80's I had a temp assignment from September thru May in Ceadrburg WI. Lots of fishing and Ice fishing and snowmobiling and lots of Beer.

As far as plastics, it is a whole different world and IMO you should check out the Do It forum a lot of truly creative folks over there and some very helpful ones as well. I do not use plastics very often but do have a few 3" and 4" Muy grubs that I like for smallies but they are hard to find and as of yet no one can duplicate my favorite something about tail thickness. But I digress, Welcome and although our plastics contingent is a bit light, the zonker strip folks can probably show you a thing or 3 that will make you think twice about plastics. Great group here and very helpful folks. Just ask and someone will answer.

 

[Fatman]

Welcome aboard from Vermont!!!!

 

[hookup]

welcome from No VA

 

[Jig Man]

Howdy from west Texas...

 

[davidriley]

Welcome from the UK.

 

[stlatem]

Thanks for the nice welcome. Yeah kdog I gave up beer and ice fishing a while ago it hurt too much the next day. I read the other forums. There are some talented bait makers out there. The folks on this forum are very helpful and friendly too. I love to make and fish plastic and have never fished with a zonker , If I could catch crappie and walleye with it i would sure try them. So thanks again.

 

[duffy]

Welcome from the NW! I'm new here also but had been lurking and learning for a while. Great group of people. I'm going to try a sort of zonker lure for walleye but it's still on the drawing board until I assemble all the supplies.

 

[StumpHunter]

Welcome aboard from SC.

 

[Pepop]

Welcome from East Texas!

 

[LedHed]

Hola from SoCal