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Alistair
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Been a while since I have updated this collection. This is most of my timber collection of Bills Bugs. I have a number of fizzers and a few others which are somewhere I hope to put up soon (still boxed from the last lure expo )
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Alistair
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Old ones on the left 'mantis' and the last of the timber ones 'Barra Bugs" before going to urethane.
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Very lovely!!!
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Cheers
James ~Love my Bass fishing~ |
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Mal Vader
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Bill's Bugs are still a first choice for serious fisho.
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DARK LORD
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steiny
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Nice assortment Alistair!
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cheers steiny
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Damm love that small flutter bug...
Nice lures Alistair. |
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BTD
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LOVE BILLS LURES I HAVE SOME TIMBER HE GAVE ME ,FROM ONE LURE COMPS OVER THE YEARS.. HE HELPED ME A FAIR BIT WHEN I GOT STARTED.
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BTD LURES
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Alistair
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I contacted Bill a few months ago and have organised to catch up with him for a bio and stuff. Look forward to that. I class him as a very under rated lure maker. He has been around for a long time and appears to be well regarded by every lure maker I have come across that has met him.
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Alistair.
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bullrout22
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Alistair
Very nice they are a top looking lure I bet you would like the two minnows with them |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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Alistair
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Put them up Dave, I would like to see what's out there.
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Alistair.
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Great bunch of lures mate , thanks for putting them up for us to check 'em out .
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bullrout22
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Alistair I thought Id ask first mate be great to see them all wouldnt it two minnows plus one be great to find out some info on these two minnows does any one know? |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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Alistair
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Very nice Dave, I should of mowed your grass that day The yellow one in my pic has a through wire, creased bib and rattle in the body. I have not seen other creased bibs like yours apart from that.
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Alistair.
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bullrout22
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Yes you was to slow I should of put these up also |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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Seaweed
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Alistair, I have an old timber Mantis somewhere in my boat box. Fairly beat-up as it caught heaps of barra years ago. If you're a real keen collector of them, it's yours. Better condition than that one top left in your pic, but only marginally .
Regards, Seaweed.
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"Always Merry and Bright"
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Alistair
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Would love it. I would either hang it as is or maybe make a request to re build it by Bill. Give me a few makers you like and I will try and return the favour
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Alistair.
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NOICE very noice lures there Al - Love the big popper...looks familiar
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Alistair
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Seen it before hey I should of picked up the 3 at the time. Oh well, hope somebody has them.
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Seaweed
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Just found a small signed 'mouse fizzer' in the boat box as well as the 4" Mantis, I'll PM you mate.
Seaweed.
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Seaweed
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Alistair, I see it now the tagged one, you don't muck about , not bad for $1 at the Coffs Sunday market aye? Did it cost you a C-Lure?
Regards, Seaweed.
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Alistair
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Barry is the 'Man' and very generous. He sent me down a number of lures which I am still in his debt for. So far it has cost me a rare Whitmore but I still owe him big time
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Alistair.
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Bigriver
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That manky old mantis looks familiar as well, Maclean recycling centre I reckon
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Alistair
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I thought I may have lost 3 timber Fizzers but whilst unpacking the boxes to rehang on the wall with the new wall mesh I found them, and a number of other Bills Bugs I had forgotten about Like Christmas today
All timber except the bottom one. Left ones are timber, right 2 are hand signed moulded |
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Alistair.
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Seaweed
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Alistair, your 'Bugs' will be in the post today.
Seaweed.
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You are really adding a few lately......can not wait to see your updated collection,,,,Gary
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Alistair
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Thanks Tony. Took me a while.
Gary, as I have said before, they are an underrated lure as far as collecting goes so happy to pick up what I can at the moment. Hopefully I can get the time to catch up with Bill and get the good oil on his history.
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Alistair
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Picked up a few more, here are 4 I got in the mail today. Old timbers with hand cut alloy bibs. Very nice Will have to get around to doing proper pics and try and catalogue the timelines.
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Seaweed
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Very nice collection Alistair, I see now by the pics why I couldn't tempt you with the mint Mantis, you already had one in that colour.
Seaweed.
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Alistair
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Not sure if it is the same size as the one I have though. Might be able to come to some arrangement down the track for something.
The Mantis lures have such a variety of shapes and bibs. Makes them interesting as most are just a little different than each other in the same length. The little one above is the same length as my other 2 small ones but has a funky side profile compared to them. |
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Nice lures mate, are they ones from Face stalk ? I thought of you when I saw them .
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Alistair
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Yes, saw them and pounced pretty quick. The owner was not really wanting to sell them as he took a fancy to them but as he bought them for $2.50 each he was willing to part with them for some serious $ as they were going into a good collection. Those chisel nosed ones are old and don't come up often. I am wallet poor but Old Bills Bugs rich Best to buy now when they pop up before they become the next flavour.
Picked up a little Whitmore as well in a colour I did not have. |
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Alistair.
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Nice lures….
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Alistair
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Missing a frog Laurie, missing a frog Your a nice bloke, gonna feel bad when I steal it.
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Alistair.
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Aussbasstony
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Glad to see them go to a deserving resting place Alistair :-)
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Alistair, you had better bring that dart gun…….bring plenty of ammo.
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