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Copies of Fisherman, Carpenter and HammerHead Poppers

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Simon Oakley:
I went into a local tackle shop on the week end and I noticed a bunch of what I thought was Fisherman, Carpenter and HammerHead  Poppers on closer inspection I found they were all copies and were sold under the name Luars Lures. They are all through wires and weighted the same as the originals
They had copied the Fisherman-Bigmouth, S-Pop, Carpenter-Seafrog, Shifuroggu, Hammerhead-Tobi ect to name just a few.
Whoever got these copied knew the best selling (most common) ones.
Apparently these Luars Lures are exclusive to a chain of indepndent tackle stores around Australia and most retailed for between $30 and $40 each.
What I wanted to know was I have been on some of these Japanese manufacturers website that have said be on the lookout for copies and they will take legal action against anyone that does copy them but will they have a leg to stand on being the Lures aren't sold in Japan?
Do they have an International Patient?   
What is Everyones thoughts on this?

Brandon Khoo:
Simon, there are copies everywhere. It is not so easy to initiate a breach of copyright action as they really only need to change one minor aspect to avoid any breach. It is also very expensive and not worth the while of these small Japanese companies to pursue such actions.

All I can say is you tend to get what you pay for. The wiring and terminals and finish from the premium lures are nearly always way superior to the copies.

The Sea Frog has been often copied but almost never replicated in performance.

Chris Young:
Hi Simon

I am not a fan of copies at all, and I'm not just talking about lures. They (copies) are usually not up to the standard of the originals they try to mimic. What really pi$$es me off is they try to ride on the back of someone elses hard work & turn out mass produced product with no thought about what they are trying to make (except dollars), these lures may look the same on the surface but the intricacies in making a lure work well go a good bit deeper than just looks.

My 2 cents

 

Simon Oakley:
When someone says the name copy they straight away think that the copy is inferior but I can tell you now these copies are pretty good quality.
They come unrigged but they use heavy gauge stainless wire and swivels and although the paint jobs isn't the quality of the originals it is pretty good and will take quite a beating.
Go into Tackle World and check them out I can almost guarantee if you are keen on some heavy duty poppers for the price you will like what you see.

Brandon Khoo:
I'm not sure how much impact these replicas actually have on the original manufacturers. Companies like Fisherman, Carpenter, Craftbait, Hammerhead etc sell all the lures that they make without any trouble. They aim for a segment of the market where people will pay for the tried and proven.

Simon, I think it is very much a case of each to their own. Some people don't like replicas for what they are - which is expoiting someone else's hard work. I've also found that while many of these look the goods, they have not performed like the originals. I haven't found one of these replicas which is up to the quality of the originals and with what time I have for fishing, I rather stick to the tried and true.

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