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matt fraser
Stall Holder Barambah Lures Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Location: Rochedale South Status: Offline Points: 1047 |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2016 at 9:39am |
Thanks to Tony for adding a section for me to show my lures.
Making timber lures is a creative outlet for me that I have only really re-discovered in the past 18 months. Although I have worked in the fishing tackle industry since 2002, none of it has been with timber lures.
I started making lures in high school after reading articles about Peter Newell, Norm Edwards, Eric Moller and Carl Grist in Fishing World and Modern Fishing. My lures were rough and ready, but I managed to catch a few spangled perch on my own creations in the Barambah Creek near Murgon (in the South Burnett) where I grew up. As a kid, I rode my bike to various holes and weirs on Barambah Creek and paddled almost the entire length of it, to where it meets the Burnett River. Unfortunately it was devoid of glamour lure munching species such as bass and cod.
"Barambah" is an aboriginal word meaning "a place where water ripples"
Since getting into timber lure making I have learnt so much from Lure Lovers and its members. Tools, timbers and techniques its all here if you take the time to research it. I have also caught up with many lure makers from the site that have been very generous in showing me the ropes.
I don't make many lures, so don't sell to many, but I hope to show a few off here from time to time.
Here are my first lures - made in 1985 ish to 88. Made from mainly pine with milo tin bibs.
Thanks,
Matt
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JOKER
Stall Holder Shane Love Lures Joined: 05 Feb 2013 Location: Pindaroi Status: Offline Points: 1651 |
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Really keen 2 see your stuff Matt.....cheers Shane
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Alistair
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This should make a good read as your normally a descriptive writer, look forward to seeing the journey if you have more pics of you early works.
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Alistair.
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Matt it has been a pleasure to have shared some of the journey looking forward to a long road
Cheers Graeme |
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colsel
Senior Member Joined: 25 Nov 2009 Location: Coffs Harbour Status: Offline Points: 564 |
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Great to see that you now have your own section Matt.
If your "Barambah Crays" from last year are anything to go by I for one will follow your progress with great interest and be more than happy to put my name down for any future offerings. I wish you every success, Col |
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steiny
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I love those early creations Matt....well done!
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cheers steiny
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Nicho
Stall Holder Nichos Maulers Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Location: POMONA QLD Status: Offline Points: 8752 |
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stunning lures and i see one there with dots!!! you were ahead of your time!
keep up the good work. |
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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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matt fraser
Stall Holder Barambah Lures Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Location: Rochedale South Status: Offline Points: 1047 |
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Thanks guys, much appreciated!! I will put up my other recent lures as I get time.
As for my older stuff, I got into it a bit in the mid 90s, without too much success. I always struggled with the bibs and getting them to swim right. Also I was too busy fishing to make lures. I will put up a few more pics, when I can. But there is nothing too exciting there.
Haha Nicho, yep one with dots, lots of messy dots....... but dots lol.
Cheers,
Matt
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Tony Mc
Senior Member Joined: 21 Jun 2013 Location: Brisbane Status: Offline Points: 771 |
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Rapt in the red & black, and the blue one next to it of a similar pattern. You can do a batch of them
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a good lure is a tool, not a toy - Vic McCristal
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matt fraser
Stall Holder Barambah Lures Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Location: Rochedale South Status: Offline Points: 1047 |
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Haha, Do you want them in pine with milo tin bibs Tony lol!!!!
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puglee62
Stall Holder Fugly Lures Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: ipswich Status: Offline Points: 7933 |
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your first lures are better than my first lures Matt ,I like where your going with your luremaking and its nice to see where you've come from too. cheers mate
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that's no how ye make porridge!
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matt fraser
Stall Holder Barambah Lures Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Location: Rochedale South Status: Offline Points: 1047 |
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Thanks Chris, much appreciated! You are very high on my short list of ultra-talented current makers that amaze and inspire me!
Cheers,
Matt
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matt fraser
Stall Holder Barambah Lures Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Location: Rochedale South Status: Offline Points: 1047 |
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To follow on with my story, after joining the Army in 89, I didn't get back into making a few lures until 94ish. I was in Brisbane, I was fishing the SEQ Dams regularly and then discovered flathead fishing through involvement with Ansa clubs.
The first Flathead Classic was run in 94, and I got into trolling for them over the next four years. My favourite shape imitated a herring, and I did pretty well on these lures. I had one that had racked up dozens of fish until the bib pulled out on a fish.
Many of these lures were made on Army Excercises in Shoalwater Bay, lots of time to kill, so I carved lures. They were still all made of pine, and sprayed with cheap spray paints, no clear finishes, I didn't really believe in fancy paint jobs or good eyes at the time. This is all the lures I still have that I made in the 90s, and I didn't make any more again until 2014/15.
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horrorhead
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They look like good shapes. I'm a bit partial to the herring shape
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Martin-
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They look good Matt your talent for shaping is definitely not a new thing.Looking forward to seeing what you come up with in the future.
Cheers Graeme |
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