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Mike Shelton Bio. New England, Typha & Kingfisher

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    Posted: 30 Jul 2015 at 6:04pm
              Lures by - Mike Shelton – Inverell.


Maker of     – New England Lures (Timber Lures First designed in 1988 but not actually sold commercially until 2005)
•     Mudraker (Inspired by Aussie 200 & Kadaitcha)
•     Mudrat   (Inspired by Arbogast Mudbug)
•     Mudler
-     Typha Lures (1988 – 2001)
•     Tempest ( Molded lure )
-     Kingfisher Lures ( 2001 today)
•     Mantis ( Timber before moving to plastic )
Mike Shelter was born in Coffs Harbour in 1970 and from age 5 grew up in Inverell. He was introduced to fishing by his father, Don who himself grew up in Bellingen and was best mates with fishing legend and writer Vic McCristal. These 2, along with Col Graeme, who was heavily into eastern cod influenced a young Mike in his early lure making days. At age 14 Mike remembers making his first lures to target the local cod population and it was not long after that he started to sell his lures to local people.



It was around 1988 that ‘Typha Lures’ was born and lures under this name were first sold through Inverell Fishing and Hunting Outdoor World owned by Frank Gorkroger of Predatek lures fame.








Mike now owns this store himself and as well as supplying fishing , camping and hunting equipment makes Kingfisher lures on site assisted by his wife and daughter.
Mike also made other lures not sold commercially and these designs later became New England lures. The Mudraker was inspired by lures such as the Aussie 200 and Kadaitcha with the Mudrat inspired by the American Arbogast Mudbug. Mike still makes some New England lures which are all timber but these are generally only sold through his Inverell based shop

Mudraker, Mudrat and surface Mudler








1999 saw Mike move into making lures full time and also around this time he started making a surface lure known as the “Mantis” this design is still made today in a molded plastic with internal rattles. Early timber designs were jointed with a curved ‘U’ then ‘V’ before moving onto a more chip resistant straight cut. Less than 1000 timber kingfisher Mantis lures were made before the move into plastic which continues today. The Kingfisher Mantis lure is a very popular lure with sizes made to target fish from Bass to Barra with Murray Cod the main focus fish for these lures.






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Thanks for the Efforts Alistair... a good read and some nice lures there, are they yours?

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Thanks Alistair….
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Good info cheers
Nichos Maulers Homemade timber lures....THEY CATCH FISH!

YA DONT KNOW...IF YA DONT GO...SO GET OUT THERE AND... FISH IT
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Yes Sel, all mine. 👍
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Good Job Alistair !! 
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Thanks Alistair I believe there is a big change coming in the production of Kingfisher lures
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Great read top people and great lures
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Well done, Alistair.

Nice to get some background to the luremakers and their lures.

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Thanks Alistair. Nice read and nice lures. Did Casino outdoor have the mud rakers for sale a while back, thought I seen a few in there for sale a while back.
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Not sure but will have a look.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Raffey Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Aug 2015 at 11:03pm
This is such a good way to learn about certain lures - from the mouth of someone passionate about that particular maker's designs and the timelines they fall into. Thanks for sharing Alistair.

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