Hiya all - whew finally..... after 6 months they a

[royboy]

Hiya all - whew finally..... after 6 months they are here!

An AMAZING Product Introduction to the SA Retail Market at SAFTAD in JNB this weekend was exceptionally well received, and many stores in SA placed their initial orders.

The 1st deliveries ship out tomorrow so from Monday, Starwalker Stickbaits will be available at your favourite Fishing stores in Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Nelspruit and East London.



Available in a range of popular and realistic colour combinations with high-tech laser etched holographic finish. These lures are through wired with Stainelss Steel tie points making them extremely strong and resilient.

Starwalkers are high-end factory lures of Japanese origin, that have been rebranded for Southern African and the New Zealand markets. The Starwalker is proven to catch Yellowtail Kingfish, Tuna, GT and many other predatory species - including Striped Marlin!.

Starwalkers come unriigged, this allows the angler to determine what rigging configuration he would like to apply. For Specs on the Starwalkers, please follow this link: http://www.jigstarafrica.co.za/jigstar/shop/stick-baits

We strongly recommend making use of the Shogun Xtreme Viper In-line hooks (sold separately, and available in the Terminal Tackle section of this website) which will enable the lure to be rigged with a single belly hook and a single tail hook using only 1 split ring per connection.

The In-line hooks ensure a perfect swimming action of the lure in the water. For Specs on the Shogun Xtreme viper In-line hooks please follow this link: http://www.jigstarafrica.co.za/jigstar/shop/terminal-tackle/shogun-viper-inline-hooks

Please support the Tackle Stores in your area and purchase our lures from them. They will not have significant pricing variances from those advertised on our website.

OK - and now a few pics of each individual Stickbait!

 

[royboy]

OK - Sorry - here is the Pink (Linda nicknamed it Barbie Pink - long story!!!!)

 

[royboy]

Blue Sardine

 

[Kipi die kingfisher]

Think the purple and sardine will work wonders! MUST GET ME SOME

 

[royboy]

and Blue-Pink

 

[royboy]

how about Kahawai

 

[royboy]

Kohuru

 

[royboy]

or good old Purple (my personal favourite)

 

[royboy]

I will post the Pic of a rigged "Green Mackerel" tomorrow - a-la- In-line hook rig. Suffice to say..... these things ROCK!!!!!

Somebody phoned and asked about Marlin on Starwalkers? Well, during our "test phase" 3 months ago a few Kiwis went and did this to a respectable Stripey......... check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsVVJ6DBjqU

Maybe in the not-to-distant future, this will become the discipline of choice to target Billfish! The gear is becoming up to it....now it's time for the Anglers to reciprocate!

Cheers - RB

 

[Dingleberry]

Those look fantastic! Your online store is looking great too. Are the Starwalker Stickbaits wood or other?

 

[royboy]

Hi DB, they are other (not sure what materials are used) - but they are flippen strong! When we were in Wellington in March, ChrisW and I decided to do a few destruction tests on some early samples.

Well after throwing them HARD directly onto the concrete floor repeatedly in Chris' warehouse (this only caused minor fractures to the body) we took to a lure with an angle grinder to inspect the stainles through-wiring.

We are very happy with their robust construction!

Cheers, RB

 

[crackerkid]

These stick baits look allot like Tailwalk Gunz which are very popular on the Bluefin circuit in the states.A very good price, at last a stickbait we can afford to throw with out having an insurance policy against losing,it.Well done Roy

 

[royboy]

Well Spotted Cracker. In Africa and NZ they are Starwalkers!

One and the same manufacturer, different name.

Half the designs are ours (ChrisW - BCS Ent. and JSA) which means they are specific to their new brand, and already doing us proud!

We are already in love with them - Labour of love to get here is fair to say.

A few rigged pics to follow........

 

[royboy]

Starwalker Sardine Blue 180F rigged with Shogun Xtreme Viper 9/0 In-line hooks (some may say over rigged, convention suggests 8/0 but experimentation is a wonderful thing) and man-oh-man does this lure swim beautifully - walk the dog and it darts all over the place!!!!!!

Thing is, it swims with a similar attitude to the way the hooks lie in the picture following - will not be many failed hookups!

 

[royboy]

Here is a Starwalker Kohuru 160F rigged with Shogun Xtreme Viper 7/0 In-line hooks. This is the correct setup for the 160mm lures, both in Sinking and Floating configurations. My gut-feel is that you can over rig the 180's but with the 160's it's best to stay with the 7/0s.

NB - the In-line 7/0s have a hook gape comparable to that of the JM Monster 11/0's. These hooks are BIG!

Size counts.......

 

[royboy]

Instead of doing a BUMP (just learned what it was yesterday - about getting a post to the top of a discussion board?)

Thought I would be a little less direct and post a pic of a rigged Kahawai - with the Shogun Xtreme Viper In-lines.

About 25% of the full lure import has moved to stores in the last 5 days - trust me that is a lot of lures. Durban, Jnb, Pta, East London, Nelspruit already there, - Cape Town happening in the next few days. As soon as other locations are delivered, we will advise.

Anyway - the Kahawai is lovely don't you think?

Cheers - RB

 

[benniejordaan]

Received mine... They are beautiful!

 

[laidbackdood]

You can use 3/0 owner trebles barbless st66 with these as well and 10mm split rings,so they hang low...Tried 4/0 barbless but find they weighed the floaters down too much and make them slow to pop back up but i have 8/0 s of the Shogun Viper Inline Hooks and will be trying those with the 180's shortly.Feel they will be just right.

 

[laidbackdood]

Interesting to note....no belly hook and two split rings used on that marlin...wonder what size the tail hook was?

 

[Marshie]

brilliant lures, cast like a bullet and have a killer action as well!  got a few plans for this summer season with these lures!