Thread: Trout lures wanted....

Hey everyone,

I've upped sticks at made the permanent move to Sweden, where summer is about to get started, and the fishing has gotten off to a good start.

However, due to an 'oversight', my entire stash of flies and lures were confiscated while in transit in Hong Kong.

So.... I'm on the scrounge for some Veltic lures, as well as any Mepps Aglia and Rapala Countdown lures if anyone is willing to part with some for a reasonable price.

Staff in the local shops have never heard of the Veltic lures, and the Rapala and Mepps are wicked expensive here. Online shopping here has so far been pretty worthless.

Please let me know if you are able to help, and please save the heckling about carrying big ol' nasty lure and fly hooks in my carry on luggage, I had never had any issues with this before Hong Kong.

Cheers.

Good luck Boulderman. Sweden is a lovely part of the World.

Full of Swedes Rushy

Originally Posted by Maca49

Full of Swedes Rushy

Yep and half of them blonde and female.

Married one

Originally Posted by Maca49

Married one

*Everyone sits up and takes notice*...now we wait for the "is it true questions"

Oh yes blonde, blue eyes, you know the drill!

Originally Posted by Boulderman

Hey everyone,

I've upped sticks at made the permanent move to Sweden, where summer is about to get started, and the fishing has gotten off to a good start.

However, due to an 'oversight', my entire stash of flies and lures were confiscated while in transit in Hong Kong.

So.... I'm on the scrounge for some Veltic lures, as well as any Mepps Aglia and Rapala Countdown lures if anyone is willing to part with some for a reasonable price.

Staff in the local shops have never heard of the Veltic lures, and the Rapala and Mepps are wicked expensive here. Online shopping here has so far been pretty worthless.

Please let me know if you are able to help, and please save the heckling about carrying big ol' nasty lure and fly hooks in my carry on luggage, I had never had any issues with this before Hong Kong.

Cheers.

Sorry, no flies...best I can do is a box of spinners

Originally Posted by Maca49

Married one

Me think you speak with forked tongue Kemosabe. The Swedes all have better taste than that.

Originally Posted by Maca49

Oh yes blonde, blue eyes, you know the drill!

You are probably a very happy man I expect .

I could help you out with a few in-line spinners Boulderman ,I make my own .
Mostly holographic blades but they catch fish ok .Could do you 10 or 12 if that's a help?

Rapala are Finnish anyway. Surely they are not badly priced in Sweden? Abu Garcia also are Swedish and are the originator of the Toby so well copied by our local Kilwell. I would have thought you have an abundance of lures available throughout Scandinavia.

Rushy I like swede and swede likes me and yes Chris happy man!

Originally Posted by Chris

You are probably a very happy man I expect .

I could help you out with a few in-line spinners Boulderman ,I make my own .
Mostly holographic blades but they catch fish ok .Could do you 10 or 12 if that's a help?

Yup, chuffed!

Sounds all right mate, rig a few up and I'll PM you about getting them here.... Cheers!

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Rapala are Finnish anyway. Surely they are not badly priced in Sweden? Abu Garcia also are Swedish and are the originator of the Toby so well copied by our local Kilwell. I would have thought you have an abundance of lures available throughout Scandinavia.

The Rapala's go for well over $20 a piece here, not even I am willing to pay that much.

The Abu Toby's are, however, more reasonable so they are on the menu.

There is a huge range of lures here, and I've landed a few with some el cheapo ones, so I can't complain! I had great success with the Veltics at home, so was hoping to continue the slaughter here.

Of note, the rainbows here hang on the line like a dead weight, hardly 'sport fishing', but they taste tremendous....

Was also hoping to bust out some Tokoroa Chickens, but alas, they are probably being 'diposed of' in the murky waters of Hong Kong....