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Title: Carpenter Lures Arrived
Post by: Nick Bowles on July 24, 2013, 04:09:01 PM: We received a nice shipment of Carpenter lures that included 120 Gamma, 140 Diablo, 250 Gamma Pandora 155, Pandora 155+30 and Kattobi. We also received new caps, shirts and a large range of the awesome Carpenter Split rings.

I have started to fish Pandoras a lot more over the last season and everything came together when I landed a 142cm estimated 54KG GT in Socotra on the Pandora. This lure is an amazing lure but does take time to get used to working it but for the quite days when nothing is happening and there is no current or the sea is flat it is a great way to fish deeper water up to 100ms and give yourself a good chance to land big GTs

Cheers,
Nick

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Monster GT on a Pandora in Socotra in 35m of water.
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250 Gamma Blue Gurukun
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Kattobi 110-175 Flyfish
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140 Diablo Dark Green Back
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Pandora 155 and 155+30 Blue Gurukun
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Pandora 155 Flyfish
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Pandora 155 and 155+30 Black Back
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Pandora 155 and 155+30 Blue Back
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Pandora 155 and 155+30 Red Gurukun. This I think will be a very good lure for Southern Oman as the GTs feed a lot of reef fish like emperor, goat fish, sea bream etc that are all red colour.
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Big Socotra GT on a Pandora.
Title: Re: Carpenter Lures Arrived
Post by: Andy Rowe on July 24, 2013, 07:00:40 PM: I was expecting to see "Nick Bowles" painted on the back of these too!!!!! ;) ;D
Title: Re: Carpenter Lures Arrived
Post by: Nick Bowles on July 24, 2013, 07:45:19 PM: Hi Andy! That's the next batch............
Title: Re: Carpenter Lures Arrived
Post by: Andy Rowe on July 24, 2013, 08:53:01 PM: Hi Nick, like it, it would certainly add an element of tension / excitement, to throwing a beautifully handcrafted gamma with your name painted on it into the mix down south with 50:50 odds of ever seeing it again. I might find myself being more selective than usual on where I cast it. Hope you catch some trophies on them.
Title: Re: Carpenter Lures Arrived
Post by: Nick Bowles on July 24, 2013, 10:07:17 PM: Hi Andy, Definitely a problem throwing a custom lure or any expensive lure in the shallow and current!! I do believe that all lures should be fished but a case of right place at the right time. Sometimes get asked why I'm casting an abalone gamma in 60ms of water..............Answer I shouldn't get reefed here!!
Title: Re: Carpenter Lures Arrived
Post by: Alex Jordan on July 25, 2013, 02:20:51 AM: What's your export / UK sales policy at the moment Nick? ;)
Title: Re: Carpenter Lures Arrived
Post by: Trevor Skinner on July 25, 2013, 03:33:48 AM: He doesn't need one, not after I'd finished with the shipment.

Trev
Title: Re: Carpenter Lures Arrived
Post by: Nick Bowles on July 25, 2013, 05:19:55 PM: Hi Alex, you might have to buy from Trev's Lure Shack!!

No probs can send to UK. The online shop is up and running in Oct but for the moment Paypal or bank transfer. Other option can keep the gear and send it to the island for you?

Cheers,
Nick