Jeez man 60bucks for a snake spinner and up to 100bucks for some of the other A.R. products! Some of do this for a hobby (and have other hobbies too). Also I can't figure out why the plain tin snakes / garfishes are so much more expensive than the chrome ones. They do WORK though - that's for damn sure! just a pity snoek like them so much...
What's the deal...
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Hammertime
Sealiner
I hear you boet.
The chrome garfish is fine and it does the trick.
As to the snakes you can't bend the chrome ones and I can promise you that when bent properly the tin one will out fish the chrome one 100-1.
But AR has gone nuts with these prices and it's time to start making our own. Miles and I were saying yesterday that you can buy Williamsons and others jigs cheaper than a snake.
Bloody nuts. I have banned the use of snakes and reserved them for Tail only. The snoek just cost you too much in lures even with 140lb leader.
The chrome garfish is fine and it does the trick.
As to the snakes you can't bend the chrome ones and I can promise you that when bent properly the tin one will out fish the chrome one 100-1.
But AR has gone nuts with these prices and it's time to start making our own. Miles and I were saying yesterday that you can buy Williamsons and others jigs cheaper than a snake.
Bloody nuts. I have banned the use of snakes and reserved them for Tail only. The snoek just cost you too much in lures even with 140lb leader.
[color=#006600]Patrick[/color] wrote:
well I bought some I might as well throw them away. i'm only free sunday though - another kiddie party on sat - time to chat to all the mommies.
I have not tried to bend the chrome snakes - would they break? I bought some other cheap jigs as well I think they were like R16 or something - torpedo shaped, steel, one side painted blue and the other yellow, about 12cm long. I just got a handful different jigs / spinners. it's called retail therapy.
ps also got my reel back, so yeah I'm in for action.
well I bought some I might as well throw them away. i'm only free sunday though - another kiddie party on sat - time to chat to all the mommies.
I have not tried to bend the chrome snakes - would they break? I bought some other cheap jigs as well I think they were like R16 or something - torpedo shaped, steel, one side painted blue and the other yellow, about 12cm long. I just got a handful different jigs / spinners. it's called retail therapy.
ps also got my reel back, so yeah I'm in for action.
Hammertime
Sealiner
Yup, the chrome ones snap at the first little tweak to their shape. I have tried all sorts of slow, hot bending etc. They just weaken and bust.
Had one that survived the bend but then snapped on a fish.
Had one that survived the bend but then snapped on a fish.
Hammertime
Sealiner
Well at R2:50 for a pumpkin home made skirt and around R8 for a big sinker. There's your snoek lure lads. Commenly know as a bokstang an it works if thrown as a spinner. I tried it yesterday and it worked.
Hammertime
Sealiner
Ja we got more than a few yesterday. Saw the boats screaming home early this morning though so I'm not sure what's potting. Did just see a few boats working the Glen Cairn area. Maybe a few tail about.
Sort of swims like a crippled sardine.