A lot of these rigged lures have owner hooks or VMC at least, on them, which are pretty good and I dont bother changing them usually for inshore fishin. The split rings look a little dodgy on some of the rigged lures but only if you are chasin the big boys.

Above $50 most stuff is Japanese anyway, and unrigged. I dont think whether a stickbait or popper is rigged or not has ever really come into my purchase decision, more whether I think it is gonna be that particular colour and action thats gonna get me the fish on the day (usually is just a theory and has feck all to do with what they actually bite).

Still if you are wanting to sell in any volume, then probably rigged and at the lower price point is the way to go (River2sea etc). Already there are signs here of people buying high end lures and gear and getting bored and realizing its not for them, judging by the greater frequency of 'hard to get but cast a few times' lures popping up for sale.

 Lower price point (under $50) and rigged, might get those lures stocked by your average store rather than the more specialist ones, some of which import their own lures. 

Over $50 most buyers probably re-rigging anyway.

 

Yeah on that basis I would agree with the others and on this point you raise.

 

There is still alot of education going on in regards to jigging let alone casting,so yes for the general popluation a lure without hooks would be seen as "a rip off"

 

Although alot of game lures sell to people who cant rig,guess it comes down to what the retailer wants to learn/stock/sell?

The best thing about one lure was the Owner trebles.

My 2 cents worth=Lot of it is relative to how much force you put on them via drag...I have found going hard out on the drag when popping not such a great idea...can often result in pulling the lure out of some soft tissues in the kings mouth(unless engulfed)....Off the bricks you probably using 15 kg tackle and one third for drag...so you probably would go between 5 to 10 kg tops....more like 5 to 8 kg....I caught plenty of kings at great barrier off the bricks and always took it easy....some kings didnt fight at all! which was a suprise. Depends on the size kings you expect to hook at your sight too.Should be ok with whats already there.