SKIRTED LURES
Just chasing some thoughts from some of you game fishers out there!
I USED TO THINK THAT IT WAS ALWAYS BEST TO SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY WHEN BUYING FISHING GEAR
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SKIRTED LURES IM NOW NOT SURE,I LOVE MY BLACK BART LURES AND MY SOFT HEADED RICTERS
FOR MARLIN BUT AS MOST OF YOU WOULD KNOW BLACK BART LURES ARE ATLEAST 100 BUCKS EACH RIGGED,MY GOOD MATE AND I ARE HEADING TO GAMEX NEXT YEAR AND WITH MONEY BEING TIGHT EVERY SENT SAVED IS A BONUS.WE FOUND THIS WEBSITE THAT SELL LARGE
SKIRTED LURES FOR 20BUCKS EACH RIGGED THEY SEEM TO LOOK LIKE THEY WILL STILL DO THE JOB AND FOR THAT PRICE YOU CAN HAVE EVERY COLOUR YOU WANT,EAST COAST PUSHERS I THINK THEY ARE CALLED,HAS ANYONE USED THESE ,ARE THE MARLIN REALLY GOING TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YR THOUGHTS
Luke R
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Date Joined: 03/01/09
mate, richter soft grassys
mate, richter soft grassys are one of the best marlin lures in australia, at $18.95 they are a bargin and come in a great range of colours. Personally i would be sticking with them.
Brody
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Date Joined: 06/02/07
I agree with Luke, they
I agree with Luke, they don't come at any better value than the Richters.
Dirt
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Date Joined: 04/03/10
CHEERS GUYS YES THE SOFT
CHEERS GUYS YES THE SOFT GRASSIES ARE GREAT LURES AND I DO HAVE ACOUPLE IN MY BAG,YA MUST ADMIT THAT THE BLACK BARTS ARE AN IMPRESIVE SKIRT NOT TO SAY THERE GONNA CATCH ANY MORE THOUGH I JUST LIKE MY BLING.WAS JUST TRYING TO SEE IF ANYONE HADE ANY EXPERIENCE ON THA ABOVE MENTIONED LURES THEY SEEM RIDICULOUSLY CHEEP EXPECIALLY RIGGED
scotto
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Date Joined: 21/04/08
STOP YELLING AT US!!
STOP YELLING AT US!!
Dirt
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Date Joined: 04/03/10
already replied
have alredy replied and apolagised for the capital letters what more do you want
Alan James
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Date Joined: 30/06/09
I can't say I have used them
but like most things you get what you pay for. $20 would be lucky to cover the material costs of quality rigging and a pair of hooks these days. Marlin have been caught on some very weird and wonderful things in the past but if I was fishing Gamex I think I would be running more tried and tested lures.
HuggyB
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Date Joined: 03/08/08
Haven't used them
but the pic looks OK. I'd buy one and check it out before committing to a larger order (particularly the hook and crimp etc). At the end of the day its only $14 (plus postage) if its a flop or you may unearth yourself a bargain?!?
P.S. don't post in captials champ, it indicates you are yelling, and besides its horrible to read.
The Terrorist - coming to a fishing spot near you.........
Dirt
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Date Joined: 04/03/10
Sorry for the capital
Sorry for the capital letters,definateley not yelling,didnt realise it was an issue.my mate has ordered a couple so we will see what there like,my main concern with the cheeper stuff is that if you are lucky enough to hook an exceptional marlin say in excess of 200kg i woudnt forgive myself if my gear failed
HuggyB
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Date Joined: 03/08/08
in that case
replace all the leader hardware - then you only have yourself to blame!
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till
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Date Joined: 21/02/08
I wouldn't buy lures rigged
I wouldn't buy lures rigged except from the most reputable sources. Mark Richter rigs every one of his own lures, by hand, by himself and never more than 20 at a time to keep himself fresh.
You really can't expect the same sort of attention to detail out of some guy that does them day in and day out for peanuts.
Paul N
Posts: 494
Date Joined: 09/11/06
Have used them in gamex
And they have worked . Also used Softex lures from ebay and found them to work better. Just need to re rigg them with better hooks and leader. Have had them in the spread along with the name brands and have had as many strikes as the others.
Dirt
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Date Joined: 04/03/10
GOOD TO KNOW
good to know paul didnt really think that there would be an issue with the lure itself,might have to see if i can get them unrigged
Paul N
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Date Joined: 09/11/06
Dirt
The East coast pusher is a hard resin head. The Softex , as the name suggests, is a soft head . Most of my marlin have been taken on the softex in the smaller sizes 7.5 - 8.5 inch. A lot of the Exmouth Marlin are in the 30-60kilo range and the hookup rate seems better on the smaller lures but also works on the big boys.
Ben Derecki
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Date Joined: 10/10/07
There's a good deal on
There's a good deal on Gumtree at the moment