Lure making

Tis a thing of beauty Gibo.

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Originally Posted by Gibo

Set of eyes for a popper I am going to give to a mate :D

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Classic !:thumbsup:

They are looking very professional Gibo!
Nicely done :cool:

That blue koheru is primo [emoji106]
Pretty sure it is going to get smashed [emoji41]
Hold on tight Gibo !!!

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Originally Posted by kukuwai

That blue koheru is primo [emoji106]
Pretty sure it is going to get smashed [emoji41]
Hold on tight Gibo !!!

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Giving it away :oh noes:

Outstanding mate! Quality work right there :thumbsup:

Same koheru lure, trying to do fancy photos :D
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WOW...JUST SIMPLY WOW

Those lures are worthy of display on a pure silver plinth

Works of art. Do you sell them?

Clever Bastards walk among us.

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Originally Posted by Chur Bay

Works of art. Do you sell them?

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Nah i pretty much get too attached to them but this one and a few others have been given away.

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Originally Posted by Gibo

Nah i pretty much get too attached to them but this one and a few others have been given away.

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Probably need to sell them for $500 to be worth doing. Way more satisfying gifting handmade stuff to mates, and using it yoursel.


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Originally Posted by MSL

Probably need to sell them for $500 to be worth doing. Way more satisfying gifting handmade stuff to mates, and using it yoursel.


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Yeah bang on. Id need to throw down some big coin to set up a workshop and then quit my day job. Got a mate that does it full time, lots of hours to make enough to live off

Yeah, and then the fun is gone


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they look amazing, nice job :)

Hey @Gibo. They look amazing. I found a large x-rap washed up on 90 Mile a few months back. The bib has been snapped off. Reckon it is repairable with epoxying a new bib or would I be wasting my time? Thought it might be a fun little project...

Yeah man give it a go, might be a stronger option to cut the old bib out and try and replace the whole thing, id say if it was just repaired on the surface it would just break again, needs to be pretty strong.

if you made something 20-30mm long and weighing 10-15 grms ,at most, I would be MORE THAN WILLING to try it out in fresh water for you.as Im sure just about EVERYONE would LOL......red fin perch or brown trout or orange or flouro seems to work well for us in usual haunts....

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if you made something 20-30mm long and weighing 10-15 grms ,at most, I would be MORE THAN WILLING to try it out in fresh water for you.as Im sure just about EVERYONE would LOL......red fin perch or brown trout or orange or flouro seems to work well for us in usual haunts....

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A bloke from up here who has moved down there is now making small stickbaits for the canals, doing well too.

Feel a bit ashamed of the first ones two years ago:D
Some recents
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This paua piper has caught several kings

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@Gibo I love the little shark face one :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Shamus_

@Gibo I love the little shark face one :thumbsup:

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Ha Ha yeah was a bit of a joke with my mate. There are a heap of Great Whites in the Tauranga harbour so when I asked what lure he wanted he said GWS.

The funny bit is it got a kingfish on its first outing :)

@Gibo I've been following this for awhile now and they look great....imagine catching a good fish on something you made your self, I normally do anyway but baiting a hook properly doesn't compeer.
Anyway I'm going to go and make my first $1,000 + Lure. Hell I'm looking forward to it.

They are works of art. :cool:

Cuz. How much. Seriously though, I need a couple for the box this summer me old mate.
Awesome work!

Just had to make myself a koheru
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Looking good mate :thumbsup:

Gibo you should start a business making hand crafted lures. Clearly you have the talent and the passion.

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Originally Posted by Rushy

Gibo you should start a business making hand crafted lures. Clearly you have the talent and the passion.

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Not everything is about making money Rushy, and it would ruin it for me at this stage.

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Gibo you should start a business making hand crafted lures. Clearly you have the talent and the passion.

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@Gibo , never take advice of any sort from a man who thinks "Waikato" is a great beer.;)

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@Gibo , never take advice of any sort from a man who thinks "Waikato" is a great beer.;)

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Gibo loves Waikato


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Gibo loves Waikato


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Tis quite ironic

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@Gibo , never take advice of any sort from a man who thinks "Waikato" is a great beer.;)

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Ha Ha I better not listen to myself then ;)

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@Gibo , never take advice of any sort from a man who thinks "Waikato" is a great beer.;)

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I need to correct you for the record. I do not think Waikato is a great beer. I know that Waikato is the greatest beer of all time. Don’t make me go defending its virtues now! Ha ha ha ha.

Can you post a pic of this next to your first one? You've come a long way with this

Crack up! That first one got a kingi though so they have all worked
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Koheru all done
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Few new ones
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