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Halco Roosta retired

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Max Grimbacher:
I have been using the same Halco Roosta 195 popper for the last 18 months and decided that it deserves to be retired. It has lost its eyes, has many bite marks and lost half of the paint within swing range of the hooks, but it was still catching GT's until last Sunday. Who knows how many times it was cast out and scared the fuseliers as it flew overhead. The hooks and rings were replaced by stronger Owner items that did a fine job until one hook snapped on Sunday -  but it was a bit rusty. I guess this means I haven't been bricked by a GT in 18 months too, which is another reason to celebrate...

Going through my photo archives I counted 15 GT's with this lure in its mouth, plus some Mackeral, Red Bass and Jobfish - plus many more fish that were caught without taking a photo. None of them were huge fish - just the standard Barrier reef rats.



So a big thanks to Mr Halco for making a cheap but strong lure. For the moment it is hanging on the garage wall, next to another cheap popper of a different brand that had the internal wire ripped out of its guts on its very first small GT! A brand new Halco 195 with new Owner rings and hooks is tied on to my line for the next trip out. Hope it lasts just as long.

Graham Scott:
You could upgrade to a R2S dumbell 200.

Mark Harris:
....... or a Yozuri Surface thingy.  Or even an unmentionable Maniac lure :)

Jokes aside, I think that's great. I get loads of ribbing about the rather silly quantity lures I own, but I have some old faovurites as well which are literally falling to pieces.

Notable is a black Cubera 125 which is now more filler than actual wood. I have caught so many fish with that lure I just will not let it go into retirement. 

Similar is a Craftbait GT3 150 which was completely mutilated when it would not stop catching Red Bass and Barracuda in Lombok. It has been filled and resprayed so many times it now weighs 190 grams!  Testament to Craftbait though is that the wiring is the same now as the first day it went into the water.

Max Grimbacher:

--- Quote from: Amr Kehila on February 16, 2012, 10:05:19 PM ---Very funny, whats the biggest fish it caught?

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Last sunday my friend came out and landed one that was 15 to 20kg. Unfortunately i have only once seen a bigger GT on a lure up here - there only seems to be rats and then more rats.

Max Grimbacher:

--- Quote from: Graham Scott on February 16, 2012, 10:57:08 PM ---You could upgrade to a R2S dumbell 200.

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I think you mean downgrade...he he he.
Others might have a good run with River 2 Sea, but the few i have used suffered very quickly compared to all the Halcos i have used. Have any of yours lasted multiple fish? Even the local tackle shop has some mangled ones on the wall.

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