The Fisherman Plug Building Series: The Danny Pichney Bootleg
A ‘suspect’ swimmer made by one of the legends of wooden plugs. The relationship between Danny Pichney and Donny Musso…
A ‘suspect’ swimmer made by one of the legends of wooden plugs. The relationship between Danny Pichney and Donny Musso…
A unique spook design that became its own trend in the mid-2000s.
Building the challenging and unique ‘Dual Action Swimmer’ made by CT Yankee Lures.
“A Gibbs ‘shop special’ from the 1970’s reborn 50 years later!”
Managing editor Matt Broderick visits the Al Gag’s Lures production plant for an in-depth look at how one of his…
We’ve received a few email requests at The Fisherman about how to tie the Belmar Rig for tautog (blackfish)…
A concept lure made for musky that snuck into the striper world
You don’t have to be an airbrush master to paint a realistic-looking plug.
After 20 years of building, Dave revisits the first plug he ever made on the lathe.
Build this classic swimmer that looks like nothing else in surfcasting history.
A wooden rodent with a history of hooking giant bass!
The plug that crowned John Haberek as the Needlefish King.
A modern take on a Rhode Island classic that has been producing large striped bass for years.
After 15 years of these articles, we finally tackle the Bottle Plug!
All you need to know to get started building one of the Striper Coast’s more popular striped bass plugs.
A triple jointed eel designed by the late Charlie Cinto.