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    Posted: 10 Feb 2010 at 10:29pm
Here's a couple of Lapaz Tempta lures I have.

Craig might remember one! Wink

Unfortunately I know very little about these lures.






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Imagine my excitement when Barry handed this box to me out of a bargain bin and asks "is this any good to you?" Clap

It's a signed Lapaz Tempta new in packet! (the ones above have the name and brand embossed not signed) OhYeah

Unfortunately there's no contact details of the maker on the box so I'm more keen than ever to learn more about them now!















































































And a few more pics. Note the painted eyes rather than embossed - didn't notice that untill I took the pictures just now!












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NEVER  seen them before nice lures tony............Big smileBig smileBig smileBig smileTongueTongueTongueTongue
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Thanks Bob,

That makes 3 different versions I have now, the two moulded ones I had first seem to have been made from slightly different moulds (the embossed name is in a different spot, and the eyes are different)


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HOW old & where were they made???????????REGADS BOBBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smileShockedShocked
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Originally posted by bassnbob bassnbob wrote:

HOW old & where were they made???????????REGADS BOBBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smileShockedShocked


Both very good questions Bob, and ones I'd love to know the definitive answer to! ConfusedLOL

I think I know "Why" they were made, apparently Lapaz Tempta Lures were an awesome lure for Mangrove Jack, so we just need to know the "Who", "When", and "Where" Confused

The best I can suggest for now is based on what a few people have mentioned.

Probably made in Far North Queensland, and might have last been available in the early to mid nineties. The three I have appear to have been made at different times, although I have no idea in which order (I imagine the signed boxed one is earlier than the other two)

If anyone knows more about these lures, please help me out with my dilemna!CryBig smile



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Hi Tony,

I think i can shed some light on Lapaz Lures and thier origins. The guys name escapes me now but he was from the Gold Coast. I'm not sure if he made these out of timber but i do know that in 1995 he approached Peter Howard from "Howards Urethane Manufacturing" in Caloundra to mould the lures from poly urethane. Peter Howard also used to mould for a lot of lure manufactures including RMG, swagman, eddy's, Lawsy's, Jaysea, Oargee, Tidal and Lizard Lures to name a few. My connection with this is that i worked in the factory as a foreman as such and i also started and owned Lizard Lures. We made blank lures for some companies and the finished painted lures for others. From memory Lapaz lures only bought blanks from us and he painted them himself. I still can't think of his name but he was a really nice bloke and i think he passed away but i'm not 100% sure.

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Hi Kerry and welcome to LureLovers Smile

Thank you for the info, they are very nice lures and it's great to add another piece to the puzzle Thumbs Up

I'd love to learn about your Lizard lures if you have some pics you could share with us Kerry.


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Hi Tony,

Happy to help! I started Lizard lures when i was 18 just after i finished school in 1994. I had played around with carving timber lures for a while and i came up with one design which i thought looked alright and swam really good too. I met Peter Howard who was a partner with Alan Dolan from Lively Lures just after they had split up and Peter liked my lure and liked me so he hired me to run the production of the lures. I was put off after about 12 months as the business (peter's business) wasn't doing so well and i ended up selling Lizard Lures to a mate of mine Jackson Hopkins in 1996 before i went to the UK for an 18 month working holiday. While i was in the UK Lizard Lures was sold to Dennis Hawkins from Hawkeye Lures. A lot of people think he started Lizard lures but he didn't. I think he ended up winding the business up and just selling them through the Hawkeye brand. I only had the one lure that was a 75mm deep diving lure designed for flathead. The lure proved very popular with bass and yellowbelly as well as jacks,cod etc. The lure got down to about 12 feet. I started with only 6 colours and then added another 2 colours later on. I will post some photo's soon and would love the lizard to be recognised as a part of QLD's cottage luremakers history. Jackson did make a smaller lure too about 50mm but i don't think Dennis made it, i'm not sure? I only own about 8 of my own lures and would love to track down at least a colour set of my own lures! The first 100 or so did not have any writing underneath and then we re-did the mould and it had the name written for the remainder.

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Good stuff Kerry, I hope you can find them colours.
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Great info Kerry and welcome to lurelovers.If you get a chance to post up some pics of your lures that would be great.There may be some members out the that have some and do not know it.
Certainly if I have one and it is a colour you do not have it will be on it's way to you.
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Guys i just had a scratch around and came up with these three.There is a possibility i may find more if i ever get on top of sorting out the lures i got rather than keep adding more LOL 
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Nice find Brolly
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Nice one Brolly! We might be able to negotiate a swap or something??? I'll try and dig out some of my photo's of the colour range and post tonight! I'm rediscovering my love of lures! Might have to get the carving knife out again!
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Way to go Mike! Clap (is there any lure you don't have?) LOL

The Lizard lures look great Kerry, I hope you do break out the carving knife again Thumbs Up


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Another Lapaz I found this week.
Although the plastic packaging is becoming quite aged & brittle, the lure is mint.
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