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micknq
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Posted: 08 Jan 2013 at 8:40pm |
Picked up this little lure today from a bloke who used to knock around with Dave Killalea's kids when they were all young tackers. He swears it's a killa and the eyes and paint seem to concur but the shape is a new one on me . The same bloke traded me the trio in the bottom pic a few months ago .
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steiny
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Looks like a nice find Mick..well done mate! It is a cool little lure for sure.
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cheers steiny
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Nicho
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how cool is that little lure.....i want it.......character
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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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Fysshe Salmon
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Mick, looks like Daves painting style. Like most lure makers we dabble with different designs that never see the light of day! Probably end up in the kids tackle box! I like the small herring style of lures and have just done a couple for my mate after seeing his old Damper Diver. They turned out ok and we will try them on the Barra next month...
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micknq
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Cheers fellas , wow those little fellas look great Ian , hard to imagine barras not nailing them around the channel with that shape and colour . The little 'Killa' is more of a golfball than a herring , I should have thrown this pic up as well .
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Fysshe Salmon
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A real candidate for Jenny Craig that one. Would cast well though!
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eddiefish
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G'day Mick,
I remember having a couple of those little babies at one stage and yes, they were something Dave was playing around with for a little while but obviously didn't happen. Sadly, gave mine away with a huge bunch of other lures a long while back. Cheers Eddie
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micknq
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Thanks Eddie , it's always good to get more confirmation . Bet you regret giving those lures away mate . You've been tied up with fishing in Townsville for longer than I can remember, you must have had some cracking lures in your time .
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eddiefish
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Funnily enough Mick, Dave really loved his golf... and still does I do occasionally regret giving all those lures away, although the fellas that recieved them really did appreciate the gesture and caught some ripper fish
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Lureman
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Hi Mick
Yeah that was something we were playing with at one stage only made a couple of dozen at the time, didn't like the action. Couldn't even say it was a prototype really. Probably mid to late eighties I think. Regards Dave K
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micknq
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Cheers Dave , and welcome to the site . This is the same lure that Ron F sent you a picture of a while back . Interesting to note that I know at least one other member also has one of these models although in a different colour . I find a lot of your originals in the Townsville area , and still supply a couple of mates with certain models that they swear by to fish with , but I don't give them mint ones . Thanks for the info mate , Mick .
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doccod
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Mick,those small killa's i got from me mate is the same shape as the bottom one in the picture of three but they're only 4cms long with shallow bib....Does anyone know how many were made????? B.J.
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Lureman
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Hi B.J.
They were called "Bass Bait". There were quite a few made. Regards Dave K
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Lureman
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Thanks Mick. We were playing around with different production techniques when those bodies were done. As I say we only did a couple of dozen at the most. It just amazes me how much interest there is in old lures...and old luremakers. LOL |
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Fysshe Salmon
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G'day Dave, welcome to the site. You'll have a chuckle when you read some of the old posts on your lures!! The early ones being hand made with slight differences had a few scratching their heads!! Happy reading. Cheers IAN
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Lureman
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Thanks Ian
It's been real interesting alright...LOL Cheers Dave K
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Oldman
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@Dave Always good to get the REAL info from the fella's that built them.Nice to have you here. @Mick Nice to know that we have a couple of rare ones. Laurie.
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Lureman
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Cheers, I'm always willing to help if I can. Memory isn't that good anymore...she's getting older too! LOL
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Seaweed
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G'day Dave, nice to see you on LL, suppose Cranky had something to do with it . Always loved your timber lures, caught my biggest salty barra casting one of your 3" BarraBaits shallow, many moons ago.
Have a question for you, years ago came across two lures, one since given to Barry, we thought they may have been very early prototypes, a positive 'yes or no' from you would be great, found in Darwin, can't remember when, possibly late 80's to early 90's, 3" long, Barry's one is in blue, same pattern. Regards, Tony.
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"Always Merry and Bright"
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BlueyNT
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That looks like a Blinkys lure.
kev
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I'm not young enough to know every thing .
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Lureman
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Hi Tony,
Yeah Barry made me aware of the site. That's a copy of our 3" Barra bait done in the early 80,s. The paint is different to ours, the eyes are different and the bib angle is different. Hope that helps. Cheers Dave K |
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steiny
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That looks a lot like a killalure. It is a close copy.
Any idea who made it Dave? |
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cheers steiny
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Seaweed
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Thanks for the ID Dave, looks like it goes into the 'unknown' box then, unless you know who the maker was?
When I first found it, thought it may have been an early Magnetic Is. era Knols, due to shape and eyes, don't know if he ever did any before using the metal foil? Mystery remains along with many other FNQ timber barra lures I have. Regards, Seaweed.
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"Always Merry and Bright"
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Lureman
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There is a long story behind that particular lure.
Short version. We couldn't keep up with the demand for the 3BB in the N.T. and an enterprising gentleman in Darwin got a bloke in Melbourne to copy them, which wasn't a problem except they called them "Barra Baits" which was a registered trade mark. I don't know how many were made and to my knowledge the guy who was making them didn't make anymore after we "talked".As an aside; the Melbourne bloke was a nice guy and an innocent party, the Darwin bloke should have known better. My advice to budding luremakers, Register your names at least! That incident was probably the catalyst for us moving from cottage industry to serious commercial production. Jeff Reid had a similar thing happen to him. Regards Dave K
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doccod
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Thanks heaps for that information Dave....Bass Baits well I'm gonna re-hook em up and see what the local bass think of them.....My mate said to say G'day as he got 3 off you on the daly river crossing many many moons ago.....They caught little barras to lots of them he reckons!!!!! Just a bit more info for you I caught my first lure caught fish (flathead) on a red/black bream bait.....Unfortunely someone knocked off me tackle box sometime later and I was never able to find bream baits again.....I am willing to swap some 3 inch barra baits for one or two if possible though..... regards B.J.
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Seaweed
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Very interesting story Dave, I'll just label it, 'Unknown Killalure Copy' .
Thanks for the feedback. Seaweed.
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Lureman
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Hi B.J.
You probably won't believe this but I've got almost no lures at all anymore, I cleaned out the shed and gave a bloke in Mt Isa a box full when I was living out there a couple of years ago. Much to my wife's disgust, they were the last I had. I don't think you'll have trouble finding someone to make a swap with you though. Cheers Dave K
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doccod
LureLovers.com Fanatic B.J.'s Spinnerbaits Joined: 07 Feb 2010 Location: Harrington, N.S Status: Offline Points: 1324 |
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Dave I got plenty of your lures mate mostly timber if you want any back for nostalgia I'm only too happy to send you some for nothing.....Besides they're only hanging on the loungeroom wall collecting dust mate.....As for getting a bream bait I doubt it I've asked before with no replies.....regards B.J.
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Lureman
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Thanks B.J., that's a really generous offer and I really appreciate it. You hang on to them I haven't put a line in the water since 2005, too busy trying to get my handicap down.
I'll ask a mate of mine if he's got any, he had more lures than we had in the factory. LOL I'll let you know as soon as he gets back from Vietnam. They went over for ANZAC day. Cheers mate and thanks again Dave K
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