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Title: Orion bigfoots
Post by: Neale Bird on June 05, 2009, 11:13:13 PM: Anyone want to offload any excess bigfoots? nomad dont have any stock and i dont know of any other shops in aus that sell them?
Title: Re: Orion bigfoots
Post by: Jay Burgess on June 06, 2009, 11:25:41 AM: Try anglers pro shop, they still had some 140's last time I checked.
Title: Re: Orion bigfoots
Post by: Neale Bird on June 06, 2009, 03:10:22 PM: Yeah cheers, does anyone else sell them in australia tho?
Title: Re: Orion bigfoots
Post by: Jay Burgess on June 06, 2009, 03:56:38 PM: Negative, I'm pretty sure Nomad are the only dealers. Why so adamant about getting them in Australia?
Title: Re: Orion bigfoots
Post by: Peter Agapiou on June 08, 2009, 07:21:25 AM: i have five custom orions,you like?.i am in the process of making resin stickbaits,i have made a mold,now the hard part,which resin how much filler ECT ECT,so for now i have my mate airbrush my orions.
Title: Re: Orion bigfoots
Post by: Neale Bird on June 08, 2009, 06:17:45 PM: Mainly frieght Jay, if im not buying at least $500 worth its hardly worth ordering.

Peter the quaility of that airbrushing is very good and i would be interested if you wanted to part with a few
Title: Re: Orion bigfoots
Post by: Jay Burgess on June 08, 2009, 06:53:36 PM: Quote from: Neale Bird on June 08, 2009, 06:17:45 PM
Mainly frieght Jay, if im not buying at least $500 worth its hardly worth ordering.

It is when it's the only place you can get them, stop being such a tight a$$ ;D lol
Title: Re: Orion bigfoots
Post by: Brock Arifovic on June 08, 2009, 07:10:24 PM: Nomad might be the only Australian dealers but they haven't had them in a long time & can't get them (for some reason i do not know).

How many are you looking for Neale?

Without being rude in GT fishing $500 worth of lures is not much at all, & if you were to get $500 worth of a lure like an Orion well hey they are worth every penny, you should get around 7 lures for that price including postage.

Someone mentioned a while ago that a shop n Melb was selling a Hammerhead Shakur for $199, now that's for 1 lure, just spend the $500 & you will not regret it, great lure that is very tough & will last, & can be quite hard to get at times.
Title: Re: Orion bigfoots
Post by: Neale Bird on June 08, 2009, 07:40:48 PM: Cheers Brock, like i said at least $500. I've bitten the bullet and ordered a few goodies from APS.

Ideally i would have half a dozen of each but in reality if i can get two of each ill be happy

If i only buy dribs and drabs the mrs dosent ask any questions and as for being a tight arse Jay, easy for some ::) i dont work on the mines anymore and if and when you get a job away from them you'll feel my pain plus being in the process of buying a house my goodie collecting suffers
Title: Re: Orion bigfoots
Post by: Brandon Khoo on June 08, 2009, 07:44:17 PM: That was me! I nearly fainted when I saw the Shakure for $199! Hammerheads are never cheap but that was crazy!
Title: Re: Orion bigfoots
Post by: Andrew Poulos on June 08, 2009, 08:13:55 PM: I saw them in Melbourne as well and was excited to see Hammerheads..then saw the price and said forget that.
Title: Re: Orion bigfoots
Post by: Kelvin Williams on June 11, 2009, 12:24:10 PM: Hi Neale

Rod Jones makes a stick bait that is identical to the Orion bigfoot. David Green has been using them with lots of success. He is on the Gold Coast and has a good reputation for finish and workmanship (just not the quickest). Nomad had him make lures for him at the start of the year. Hope this helps.

Regards
Kel
Title: Re: Orion bigfoots
Post by: Brandon Khoo on June 11, 2009, 02:16:28 PM: they're not identical but they're certainly based on the Orions. They're a fair bit rounder in the body than the Bigfoot.