Fake fishing lures

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100% African

Senior Member
Hi.

Spoke to a golfing friend of mine and he told me of guys selling fake callaway clubs. Made from a cheaper grade of stuff...

It made me wonder if there are fake fishing lures on the market? And maybe even tackle... Rods and reels etc! I've seem some rapala lures which didn't look right. The box was correctly marked etc but the box just felt different. It was made from a softer cheaper cardboard. Plus there was no sticker on the back. It was not like the stuff they got in kingfisher or basil manning...

Maybe i'm just paranoid but has anyone heard of fake products on the market in the fishing industry. I know china pushes out fakes of almost everything... Why should the fishing industry be any different? Thoughts...?
 
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bigkano

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I actually seen the fake golf clubs. There is a guy on bidorbuy selling them..PING ZING, callaway..Have a look at the fishing gear on ebay and compare prices. 1+1=3 :fbash
 
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zucas922

Senior Member
Most abu garcia reels are fakes , unless it says made in sweeden on the reel and Box its fake and the fakes are sold at most tackle shops belive it or not , also all cranks are fakes seeing as they were invented by laurie rapala , all other brands are copies of the best , but thats debatable
 
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zucas922

Senior Member
Abu garcia boxes also give them away , if its glossy on the Box its fake , abu only has a semi matt type print on the Box , and if its not in a Box or if a low profile bait caster for under 1200 walk away , also check the under side of the reel stem for a small round sticker paying made in china , also walk away
 
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ajayrajh

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China will flood the market with any sh*t that sells. Im am sure there are fakes all over. I mean even Air Force One had fake a/c components in it at one point. But u gotta ask this.. The demand is also there for fake products just because the western made things tend to be very expensive. And if the demand exists the supply will always be there.
 
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Bigmouth

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zucas922 wrote:
Abu garcia boxes also give them away , if its glossy on the Box its fake , abu only has a semi matt type print on the Box , and if its not in a Box or if a low profile bait caster for under 1200 walk away , also check the under side of the reel stem for a small round sticker paying made in china , also walk away
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Wie vertel jou al hierdie K@k?

hou op nonsense praat asseblief en maak eers seker van jou feite.

 
 
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sven

New member
OOOPS i think bigmouth has some of those fake reels LOL. Gees the way he got so upset might say something hehe.

Sorry Bigmouth no offence intended.

 
 
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zucas922

Senior Member
Ok before war starts , this is the real story ....Abu Garcia started in sweden and was produced in their small factory , but like all popular companys they become bigger and a larger demand is expected . Abu garcia then outsourced to Taiwan a few years back , to increase the supply to the world , so these reels are not fakes but rather lower quality made under licence reels , but Taiwan has further leaked designs to china and 100% fakes are being produced , look at the small sticker on the reel stem if it says made in china its fake but if it says made in Taiwan then its a "under licence reel"  personally if its not made in Sweden its not a Abu , The quality between Taiwan and sweden is not even comparable .
 
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Bigmouth

Senior Member
So if you but a BMW that was built in Rosslyn its a fake because its a German car?

Moenie worry nie Sven, al my katrolle kom van Eezee Gold af. of hy nou in Taiwan, Japan, Korea of Khazakstan gemaak word,ek geen nie om nie.

Ek vang lekker vis met my "fake katrolle"
 
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Payet

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ajayrajh wrote:
China will flood the market with any sh*t that sells. Im am sure there are fakes all over. I mean even Air Force One had fake a/c components in it at one point. But u gotta ask this.. The demand is also there for fake products just because the western made things tend to be very expensive. And if the demand exists the supply will always be there.
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true ... as long as money is involed, someone will try to get in on it ... unlike the south african way of "Nee man ... ek kan dit goedkoper doen as ek hom self maak!"
 
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