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MadDogLures
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Posted: 24 Sep 2016 at 7:08pm |
After being in WW2 fighting against the Japanese for 4 years he came home, Jim was his name and most people knew him as Jimmy.
Most people said he had a good eye for things, enjoyed a coldie at the pub,loved his black FJ holden, also his shooting and fishing up the River Murray in South Australia. Around 60's he started making fishing lures, only freshwater ones , selling them in clay shooting clubs and to farmers at the pubs in country towns. Dad did sign them,dated them, also numbered each lure and sometimes he did name special ones. He stop making lures in the late 90's to early 200's and also he had a book with all his lure sizes, shapes and model numbers. Below is photo's of the lures what was given to me when he passed away 6 years ago. I also received a box of blanks, paints and fishing books. Cheers Dave |
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hypnos
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good to see you are keeping those nice shapes going dave
( i see he had an eye for colour as well !!! ) lol cheers bazz
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a wife & a steady job are a handicap to the serious fisherman !!
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Rocket*Surgeon
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Continuing the legacy ...he'd be proud
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Cod Classic
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Dave
The lure look great. May bee you could replicate a few and call them "Mark II" Cheers TB
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MXB
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Great story and special lures. Thanks for sharing your personal story
MXB
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Chep Buxley
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Thanks for telling us that special story. Lures look great too.
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Screamingreel
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Some golden oldies there, with great paint work.
Thanks for posting Regards John
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horrorhead
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Cheers for that Dave. Let's see if any turn up. Where in South Aust was he fishing and shooting?
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Martin-
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MadDogLures
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Welcome back Martin Dad use too fish at Swan Reach, Cadell, Barmera and Berri. Mostly the shooting was done in the Adelaide hills on private dams for ducks and clay shooting was done at the South Australian clay target clubs. Cheers, Dave |
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horrorhead
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We will be selling the family farm (river front) at Forster (across the river from Walker Flat ). It's a nice stretch of river from from there to Swan Reach upstream and to Mannum downstream. My mother was born on that farm but grew up in Berri. Her father used to fish lock No.1 at Loxton. He used to get my grandmother to drop him off, the gates would be locked behind him at night, then she would pick him up in the morning once the gates were opened again. The only lure he used were the rubber Flopys.
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MadDogLures
Stall Holder Mad Dog Lures Joined: 09 Oct 2015 Location: Sunshine Coast Status: Offline Points: 2719 |
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Martin the fish lock no.1 at Loxton rings a bell for fishing there and we did most our camping on private land near Swan Reach . We use flopys too especially the yellow colour one and Pegron lures. Dad used his tiger minnow lure in redfin colour and never failed on yellowbelly. Cheers Dave |
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Neri123
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He's proud of you be sure !
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MadDogLures
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Thanks to everybody
Cheers Dave |
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peter am
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Interesting reading that. I have a swag of yours , Well made and never knew .
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MadDogLures
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Thanks Peter for posting. Cheers Dave |
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