[aleg75]

Yakkers!

Though it was about time to show off our lure collections, seen a few already but thought starting a topic just to show them off might be a good idea (or bad)........my collection is small, and about 90% of them havent caught a fish. My fisho background has typically been bait, and lures are only starting to work for me, and lets face it, off a yak it's a must! anyway here is mine..........now come on, show me yours!

Ash

 

[YakAtak]

I don't have a lot more than you Ash, it's ok mate, ya gotta start somewhere.
Will take some photos tomorrow, after I get back from fishing

 

[bazzoo]

good idea Ash , will try to assemble them all in one place and photograph them tomorrow , hopefully after fishing parramatta river

 

[paffoh]

Ash mate,

Amazing, was thinking about a similar thread when I read this...

Luckily I was organising some of my lures for my trip away over the Christmas period so I put together a series of photos to show you about 40% of my lure collection, I also have a lot of lures, rods and reels at my parents place in Merimbula so I can use out on my fathers Quintrex 540 spirit ( Yes this includes Jigs, no point me having them at home as there are no Kingies in LBG )...

Im hoping most of the photos turned out ok but I noticed 2 or more seem to be stuffed due to one too many beers and lack of sleep but im hoping I dont have to wipe up too much drool mate, Just thinking I have probably lost about half this many HB's in LBG over the past 10 years including about 5 Oargee Peewees and Plows plus a million Stumpjumpers... Perhaps we can don some wetsuits and scuba gear and go for a look, just a pity we wouldnt be able to see more than a metre in front of us ( + im scared of massive carp trying to suck on my toes! ).

Anyway, enough of my crap let the images do the talking :

 

[bazzoo]

Paff, thats absolutely fantastic, boy am i envious , and how well organised, your a legend

 

[andybear]

Wow..... I was going to show my 20 or so lures....but after seeing all that stock, my collection seems very unimpressive. Not all that many years ago, when people saw you using lures, you were considered to be a rat bag radical. I have always liked them though!

Cheers all Andybear :lol:

 

[justcrusin]

Gday Paff,
What lure shop do you buy from, i'm gona buy some shares in them. The amount of lures you have there stock is bound to go up
Nice work mate does the missus know :twisted:
I would take a photo of mine but it only consists of 2/ sx40 2/ micro mullet 1/popper, rest are sp's

Cheers dave

 

[Dodge]

Paff I get confused with 20 add lures, I would be a cot case with that many :roll:

 

[Gunston]

Paffoh that's a very impressive collection :!:
Are you married :?:
Because if you are, what's your secret for telling the wife where the money has gone :lol: :lol: :lol:
Or don't you tell her :twisted:

Chris

 

[bazzoo]

Paff, i notice you keep your soft plastics in tackel boxes out of their snap lock bags , is this successful , as when i have tried it , they seem to dry out and become brittel,i would much prefer to carry them like you do , its more conveniant

 

[bazzoo]

paffs lures are too hard an act for me to follow, and i dont have a large collection , so i thought i might show the travellin pack also known as the sportsman pack i take with me on the kayak , as well as a couple of antiques

 

[paffoh]

Oooooo a floppy!

Now they are an awesome lure, had much success on them?
I also notive you have some Twin tail grubs and some Wonder wobblers ( The 2 metal bottom ones in the older lures ), people have been trying to flog copies of that lure on Ebay for upwards of $10 dollars when good copies can be bought for $3 from Kmart... I havent used mine but I have been told by my dad they were awesome back in the 1970's and you were considered a freak using anything else!

Re : Soft plastics - I dont use mine so much but requested a Berkley tackle bag or Rapala bag to house all the money I seem to waste on the Squidgies and Atomic brands, Starlo uses a very similar system to house all his flick baits but considering the vast array he would have access to I doubt he worries too much about them drying out... Im trying to force myself into using them more as I only really use HB's, They havent dried out too much as there not in direct sunlight but they have lost there smell slightly ( The Atomic ones smelt like garlic so bad they make me feel ill ).

Re : My lure collection - I was a DJ ( Discjockey to you older folk ) for over 13 years and had a massive record collection including 12+ crates of records so when I quit to concentrate on running my small business I really needed another collecting hobby, some people collect old Star Wars figures while others collect model cars and the like... In my case I was instantly hooked into buying lures online and from my local tackle shops, I admit I have now stopped buying so many lures after one of my Stumpjumpers decided to bite me back ( Went through my upper finger a few months ago ) which took the edge of my addiction.

I know it looks like overkill but as mentioned before I was actually packing my lures for my 10 day trip when I noticed Ash had started this thread, Luckily my Girlfriend ( No im not married, she should be so lucky! ) understands I need to purchase things so ive been buying as many as I can as when she falls pregnant I wont be able to buy anymore, period...

 

[bazzoo]

and Derek, you of course have explained to her that she fishes also , so you will always have to replenish your stock, pretty good hobby to have mate, hope you do well on holidays and get that babysitter for the cat, if i have to get a babysitter for jerry the wonderdog , they have to submit full psychological resume and deposit a pint or two of blood at the blood bank in case anything goes wrong they will sure as hell need it

 

[Guest]

Holy Crap PAFF :shock:

They all look so new and shiney *drools*

I'll post some pics of my collection soon, half of it is on loan to a friend at the moment who had headed to the Clarence River Gorge for some Bassin'

Paff, just out of curiosity, what kind of tunes did you play during your DJ'ing days?

 

[paffoh]

Looking forward to others collections!

Re : Tunes - Started off doing weddings, 21st parties etc but got into the Hip Hop Dj competition scene followed closely by a techno style music called Drum & bass ( 170bpm music, think drug fueled kids at dodgy nightclubs etc etc )... Cant say I miss it that much, 13 years of late nights and hangovers isnt exactly the life I wanted to live beyond my thirties.

 

[Guest]

Looking forward to others collections!

Re : Tunes - Started off doing weddings, 21st parties etc but got into the Hip Hop Dj competition scene followed closely by a techno style music called Drum & bass ( 170bpm music, think drug fueled kids at dodgy nightclubs etc etc )... Cant say I miss it that much, 13 years of late nights and hangovers isnt exactly the life I wanted to live beyond my thirties.

Ahh cool cool

I am familiar with D&B........and have been to my share of dodgy clubs in my earlier 20's. 27 now so not that long ago I suppose. I'm with you though mate, cant say I miss it that much either

Just curious

 

[Dodge]

Barry good to see a french flopy on the forum.

I have 2, one in orange, and an olive one, bought in the 60s, and not game to use them until I know what I'm doing with bass, they have an awesome reputation

 

[bazzoo]

Richo, i have 3 floppeys, and am not game to use any , although one is a little perished now, i believe they were awsome on bass, but i guess i will never know , nostalgic

 

[Guest]

Here's some of mine, still got a lot of my old stuff in storage.

Surface lures.

Large cod lures.

Small cod/yella lures.

Yella lures.

LCB's.

Stumpys.

Various, some rare, some not so rare.

Spinnerbaits & a couple of others.

And my SP collection.

Cheers, Allan

 

[paffoh]

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