Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Lure colours you love......
Dustin Foo:
Just a quick question guys. When you see baitfish of a particular type ie fusilier, scad or whatever.. is "matching the hatch" in colour and size considered worthwhile/desirable?
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You can also pick up copies of any number of famous lures in Bali done with a very intricate mother of pearl shell finish. I have seen everything from Hammerhead I Cup to Halco Roosta copies done in this way. They look very nice but are only copies and the finish is very non-durable, so they are really for interest only.
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I was just thinking as I read this - Maybe someone is doing this already... but could a shell finished, weighted "insert" be encased in clear plastic to improve durability, a bit like Pili and some other poppers (Kokoda - spelling?). Modern urethanes are a lot more durable than the old polyester resin that would get chipped so easily. With the magnification effect of the resin, a carefully sized insert would seem to "fill up" the lure body. A shell lure does look beautiful, there's no doubt about it.
Sacco Gerard:
Here are my favorite colors for my lures, but on the Poppers, the color is a pleasure to the fisherman but I think our GT do not care, it's just my opinion ;), on the Stickbaits, it's very different I think.
I love the plug Orion blue white and red, it's curious :)
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Sacco Gerard:
This color is not bad ;)
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Brandon Khoo:
You have a Plug Tropic that is done up like drapeau tricolore!
--- Quote from: Sacco Gerard on March 14, 2012, 05:40:46 AM ---Here are my favorite colors for my lures, but on the Poppers, the color is a pleasure to the fisherman but I think our GT do not care, it's just my opinion ;), on the Stickbaits, it's very different I think.
I love the plug Orion blue white and red, it's curious :)
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Brandon Khoo:
Dustin, I have seen some lures where the shell finish is below the urethane
--- Quote from: Dustin Foo on March 14, 2012, 02:16:11 AM ---Just a quick question guys. When you see baitfish of a particular type ie fusilier, scad or whatever.. is "matching the hatch" in colour and size considered worthwhile/desirable?
--- Quote from: Mark Harris on March 06, 2012, 10:19:42 PM ---
You can also pick up copies of any number of famous lures in Bali done with a very intricate mother of pearl shell finish. I have seen everything from Hammerhead I Cup to Halco Roosta copies done in this way. They look very nice but are only copies and the finish is very non-durable, so they are really for interest only.
--- End quote ---
I was just thinking as I read this - Maybe someone is doing this already... but could a shell finished, weighted "insert" be encased in clear plastic to improve durability, a bit like Pili and some other poppers (Kokoda - spelling?). Modern urethanes are a lot more durable than the old polyester resin that would get chipped so easily. With the magnification effect of the resin, a carefully sized insert would seem to "fill up" the lure body. A shell lure does look beautiful, there's no doubt about it.
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