MX - GHOST
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Popper and Topwater Fishing
Forum Description: If you're into a bit of action on top, this is the forum for you
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Printed Date: 08 Jun 2026 at 8:17pm
Topic: MX - GHOST
Posted By: marx
Subject: MX - GHOST
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2011 at 4:09pm
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I've put a clip together of my latest lures called GHOST Made in two sizes, the smaller one being 180mm, 80g before rigged with Owner ST4 2/0 trebbles and 200lb Varivas splits. The larger one is 225mm, 130g before rigged with Owner ST4 5/0 on the belly and 4/0 for tail, also with 200lb Varivas splits. ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
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Posted By: ReelAppealLures
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2011 at 6:47pm
Looking good Marx... I like em'  Nice swimming action too, unpredictable and erratic... The slide is cool too I have my own doing that as they come up, you never know what way it will slide on the surface. Have you tried em' in the salt yet? Or with a full cast? I found on one of my prototype 230mm baits line angle made a big difference to the action/ability to swim...Be cool to see how they swim in some chop too, bro you are going to have a blast  Kudos and keep em' coming.------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reel-Appeal-Lures/300309486704362 |
Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2011 at 8:56pm
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The quality of lures you guys are making is just spectacular. Brilliant stuff, keep 'em coming. Just a thought.... have you guys thought of collaborating to form some sort of Kiwi lure makers group.... combine with other hot lure makers here onsite to be able to fund stands at boatshows etc, combine costs etc, like ordering materials and so on, a few development ideas etc maybe even collaborating with top kiwi rod builders to present bonafide NZ made product ranges nationally and internationally. |
Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2011 at 9:47pm
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nice work, If I can find a few treble hooks strong enough I will have one ready to feed at feeding marlin this season, this is now my to do thing this year, got the rods certainly got the reels so will give it everything she's got. ------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: Rockstar from Mars
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2011 at 10:00pm
| Hold on I think Konishi has hacked Marx account.... Very nice |
Posted By: Kenshin
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2011 at 10:43pm
lol Brian ------------- Be patient and calm – for no one can catch fish in anger. –Herbert Hoover |
jetskiauckland wrote:Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2011 at 10:59pm
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Very nice from here dood....wonder how the trebs will effect the action...You need to clean your pool bro help us see the stick baits better LOL ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: kaveman
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 7:30am
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Looking good Mark
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Posted By: fish i
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 11:29am
Very slick bro. That action is insanely good, got that very paniced 'eat me' look to them. Getting that paint work looking very good. Putting all the effort in time in foreshorly is going to pay you dividends, hopefully soon bro.
They have got trebles on them if you read Marx's post. Think they would be fairly hard to swim without. ------------- 6th place in the inaugural Te Kauwhata Regionals paddle crab division |
Posted By: marx
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 11:58am
Cheers guys, just wish I had a bigger testing pool that I could easily take video from
No saltwater yet, although the pool is a saltwater pool its not the same thing as sea. I think line angle and the amount of line out make a big difference alright, pretty cramped up in that pool area.
I think less time building more time fishing is now needed brother. Be seeing you up North soon. ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
Posted By: marx
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2011 at 4:11pm
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Just got an android phone, quick update from ngunguru. Windy! Lureshave caught 2 gannets & 2 cuda! Tough going, might have to try out deep ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
Posted By: marx
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2011 at 11:03am
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I've just made a new size in the Ghost range. Plan was to get them wet with Capt Phil saturday just been but unfortunately the weather didn't play ball. Looking forward to the holidays where they'll get a good workout. 205mm long, 110g and rigged with Owner trebles, 4/0 on the belly and 3/0 on the tail using 200lb Varivas splits. If you don't like punk turn the audio down  ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
Posted By: Legacy
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2011 at 11:22am
| They look so good , really like the different speeds/action , shame about Sat . |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2011 at 11:50am
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And thursday and friday with phill and even bloody Sunday at Tairua as well They look to swim very nice ------------- http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">  http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">www.boulderguiding.co.nz |
Posted By: marx
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2011 at 12:02pm
Cheers mate and yeh slowly getting over it Might have to come out your way some day and have a cast if you're keen.
Thanks Boulder, heard you were supposed to get out with Phil on thursday........ after all those dam westerlies it just had to switch east!  ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
Posted By: YeeHaa
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2011 at 12:39pm
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nice work Marx
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Posted By: Legacy
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2011 at 1:15pm
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We can always have a cast off the beach at Cornwallis , if you wanted to film the action you can cast along side the wharf. |
Posted By: marx
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2011 at 1:53pm
Not to worried about getting any more footage of action, at least not until I go fishing. From what you've told me Cornwallis sounds like a good place to practice, might even pick up a rouge king! That shift in speed/action between the two lures wasn't intentional this time around (it was with 180mm lures) Just goes to show the effect that subtle variations in shape & weight distribution has on the action of a lure...... these lures are exactly the same weight! ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
Posted By: ReelAppealLures
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2011 at 3:22pm
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Like ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reel-Appeal-Lures/300309486704362 |
Posted By: Fshboy
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2011 at 5:22pm
| Nice work mate! Good action. |