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    Posted: 14 May 2012 at 6:29pm
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New bait from the RAL Custom House...

NZ Paua, full "foiled" finish using real shell... A few hours went into this one. 100g unrigged.



No amount of my poor photography will get this to 'pop' like it does in natural sunlight. I will produce these in limited numbers as the shell is very expensive and adds to the over all price of the bait. Making up another for NOMAD NZ, and then will have some others ready in a few weeks/months...

This bait is destined to fish for some BIG tuna in the USA. Make sure you pop by the Synit display at the Boat Show as Graeme will have the lure and we need to keep him honest. Wink


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So I'm guessing these won't come under my 'topwater on a budget' thread? LOL

In all seriousness though that is a work of art, probably the best looking lure I've ever seen. Massive Thumbs UpThumbs Up

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nice work sam, will look good with big kingi rash LOL
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Holy S!%t Sam, I am looking forward to getting my one in the post and to be honest it will be very hard to rig it up and cast it out, very nice mate a true work of art Clap
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Good looking lure. Personally I would be too afraid to throw it at a fish.
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Wow Sam that is very classy
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Has Boulder ordered one yet? Sure one will end in his quiver Big smile
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Awesome bro... the boys need to see these up here....
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Originally posted by 2cold 2cold wrote:

So I'm guessing these won't come under my 'topwater on a budget' thread? LOL

The shell alone is $40 plus postage Sick...

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Thanks for the comments guys, 

I really need my head in the right space to make these, not something I could do every day, day in, day out... Gotta be in the 'mood' LOL 

But the end result is nice, and built on a great swimming lure. I have stepped up to 2.0mm wire on these baits as Ben P. was stretching the 1.6mm on our Kingy's... The angler the bait is destined for is looking to target Tuna in the 400lb range on casting gear.... No small effort, but something I want to be part of if it all comes together. 

I will have some poppers at the show for Kurt form Poppin' Tonga to pick up and test, these have had the wire size upgrade also but to 2.4mm wire for those angry GT's. The 2.4mm wire is on the limit of what I can physically bend, unsure if there are any lures out there running wire this big... But these fish mean business, so I respect that and want it to show in the product.

I was hoping to get some new styles to Kurt for testing but time has been tight, and I have been concentrating on stick baits...


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OMG Sam ...Clap That has to be the ducks nuts
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Originally posted by D J D J wrote:

Has Boulder ordered one yet? Sure one will end in his quiver Big smile
ONE......LOLLOLLOL .....if there's one thing we have all learnt about Boulder he doesn't do things by ones...
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Very nice Sam, well done!
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That lure is just plain gorgeous... hell, you'd almost be too scared to use it let it get banged up... that'd be a crime on such a beautiful piece of work!
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They look awesome Sam!
I have been using the stickbaits you tuned for the Synit Lalandi's and I'm really impressed with thier swimming action. One was lost Cry to a Kingfish a few weeks ago that busted us off in 17m of water.
 
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That lure is awesome, love it!!
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I have this lure in my hot little hand... If only it wasn't due to be sent to the USA in a week or soAngry
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that is amazing
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How could you not make them day in day out, share the love! :)
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Finished up a couple more, one was made for a International collector of Paua/Abalone lures...

The Silver/Red eyed lure is available...



As you can see I carry the shell right around the lure, not just on the sides...


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