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Brandon Khoo

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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 01, 2012, 06:33:51 PM
it's not the only Adhek lure that has eyes in that position. The Penipen has that too
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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 01, 2012, 07:15:20 PM
Adheks are "quirky" and different... I think it's great that they play to their own rules, it would be a boring old world otherwise...

Dead fish = belly up = eyes on bottom of lure? Heck I don't know ;D

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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 01, 2012, 08:05:24 PM
Quite right Brandon and Sam.

As I said, all Adhek GT lures have eyes positioned either low or actually on the underside. Two of the most effective GT lures I use regularly are Adhek Penipen and Adhek Venus... both have eyes on the underside.  I think it is good that some lure makers do it a bit differently, and actually have a reason for doing so.

Graham, I think you are quite right and we just don;t know. So it has to be driven by what works. Eyes on the underside definitely do work.

Penipens:

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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 01, 2012, 10:54:29 PM
Penipen looks more normal - don't know why.

But as you've all said what do I (we) know - we aren't GTs after all :D  With poppers I suspect colour is relatively unimportant since the fish are coming from largely underneath and against the light surface/sky most colours are shadows.

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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 02, 2012, 02:46:03 AM
Greetings
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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 03, 2012, 04:53:52 PM
Shame, my wife stopped by Adhek's house last week whilst in Bali, If only I had known I could have picked this up with the other lures she did source for me.  Adhek is doing alright, did not have a lot of stock sitting around.

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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 04, 2012, 03:33:56 AM
I think Graham summed it up with his comment that we're not GT so what do we know  :)

IMHI i'm inclined to think that splash and silhouette are the main factors which induce a GT to hit a popper. Horns and eyes on the bottom are likely to appeal more to the angler than the fish.............the same is true when it comes to floats and UK coarse fishing. I own literally hundreds and carry dozens to any competition I enter. I probably use less than 10 over a full season, but you never know when the others might be required ! 

At the end of the day it's down to what you are confident using - if a popper llooks good, is easy to work, and catches fish then what more can you ask ? 

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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 05, 2012, 06:13:33 PM
Here's a much better photo of the lure, courtesy of John Cahill:


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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 05, 2012, 07:16:31 PM
I still can't get over the horns!!
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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 05, 2012, 07:22:53 PM
Haha I love it they should of named it the "Diablo"

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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 05, 2012, 07:33:01 PM
I still can't get over the horns!!

 ;D ;D . It's actually a great example of the quirky Balinese sense of humour. As anyone who has met him will attest, Adhek is a very funny man.  You should see some of the custom paint-jobs on his Carpenter rods :)

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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 05, 2012, 07:46:56 PM

Carpenter would not be happy with that!!

Haha I love it they should of named it the "Diablo"
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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 05, 2012, 10:11:45 PM

Carpenter would not be happy with that!!

Haha I love it they should of named it the "Diablo"

Carpenter would not be happy with what may I ask Brandon?

Did I offend in anyway?


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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 06, 2012, 06:59:09 AM
The Diablo name is already in use by Carpenter!
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Re: New big chugger - Adhek Big Buffalo
July 06, 2012, 08:31:24 AM
Diablo is used in a alot of name sakes around the globe Brandon including the prestige Lamborghini all
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