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bullrout22
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Here are my favorite lures I hope you like them, I reckon they are the best lures ever made The above info was in Freshwater Fishing in issue 16 spring 1991 In 2004 John changed the name of his lures to Craft master Merlin he released these lures In 2006 he released another Cod lure they are nice like all
of his lures Around the same time he released another wide body Merlin
these are different to the earlier ones Also around this time John sold the name of his Merlin lures can any one let us know when be great After he sold the Merlin name he is still making lures but changed the name of some And some of his other lures he still makes today All my Merlin Craftmaster & J Bennett lures If any one can help with date’s year any of these where made would be great |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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tooch
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nice collection of Merlins Dave I have a couplr of the later ones they are a very cllectable Item, Well Done. Regards Pete.
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ropes.basstard
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Check this lure out, it looks a lot like your Number 1 photo. They look very similar to me, if they are, you have an RMG "Yellow Boy".
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Hi I'm Ropes and I'm addicted to fishing lures.
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bullrout22
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Pete Thanks mate yes they are all collectable and look great,be great to see your lures |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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bullrout22
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A top looking lure you have there it looks like a Bennett lure also very nice My top lure is a J Bennett Merlin mate |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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Alistair
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Dave,
Great to see your favorite lures mate. They look nice.
What is it about these that make the core of your collection over so many other makers? I assume there was something special about them or something that happened that put them above the rest for you?
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Alistair.
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bullrout22
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Alistair From the first one of these I brought to fish back in the late 90s I liked them and since I started to collect lures these have been my No1 to find the same as you and your P Newell lures Just look at them they are great lures |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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bullrout22
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I was lucky enough to pick this one up not a lot of these where made app 5 years ago hope you
like it one of my favourite Lure makers |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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tooch
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Hi Dave, I only have three baby merlins and they are very close to the ones you have posted up but three is a start. I bought mine about six years ago, I'll have to have a look around the tackle store to see if he has any more on the wallRegards Pete.
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bullrout22
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Tooch You just never know what some shops have hanging on there walls some lures get missed hopefully you will be lucky and get a few evan the molded ones are great to fish Your local shop has some nice lures in there it's been awhile since I was down that way will have to head down for a look soon I think and a top bunch of blokes that work there also |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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tooch
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Hi Dave , If you come down this way give me a call and come around to have a look at my lures your always welcome. I haven't got any of my lures in the shops yet Maybe before the new bass season starts Regards Pete.
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bullrout22
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Pete For sure mate not exactly sure just yet but will let you know Ill be down that way in October for sure fishing with a few mates on the Colo River love it there ,the Hawkesbury is great except the power boat,Wave Boats and skiers are all crazy so we stay away from it |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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justlooking
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Is the single Pink lure a Kingfisher ? longer than normal sized Merlin.
Made in Vic or Tas
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bullrout22
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I do not know much about this lure I think it is over 10 years old where it was made id say NSW as John lives here still I think this is it |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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bullrout22
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Ropes I found out a bit about your lure,it was made by Rob to show JB that his lure could be hand carved it is a rare lure I do not think many was made |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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ropes.basstard
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How on earth do you find this stuff out? Thanks Dave.
Ropes
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Hi I'm Ropes and I'm addicted to fishing lures.
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mearzie
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great set of lures mate the look fantastic
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bullrout22
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Ropes From Rob mate |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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bullrout22
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Thanks mate they are great I reckon they are the best lure ever made My opinion only |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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bullrout22
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I picked up a couple more of these top lures,two widebody shape lures both are different to
my others the first one has a painted bib with what I call twisted wire hook hangers but I do not think they are twisted,I have no idea when this one was made The second one was made between 1995 and app 2000 this is the info I have |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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CaptainCranky
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Dave a great display of Merlins and history .
Thankyou for posting them all up.
PS You need to change your Lurelovers post pics from Dampers to Merlins.
Thanks again Dave
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bullrout22
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Barry Im glad you like them I think they are the best lure ever made I put in a Merlin for my signature,I also like Damper Divers they are nice |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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bullrout22
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I picked up a couple of Merlins and I thought I better put them up I am a very happy Merlin & J Bennett collector with these two
The first one was made in 2010 not many was made Sorry Pictures are a bit big The next one I picked up at the Expo am I happy I have been trying to swap one for over 12 months |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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ropes.basstard
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Dave as always you show us top shelf kit. Great score by the way.
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Hi I'm Ropes and I'm addicted to fishing lures.
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MATE THAT LAST LURE YOU HAVE THERE ANY STORY ON AGE ,,,AND WHY SUCH A LARGE BIB NEVER SEEN 1 LIKE THAT ,,,ROD
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bullrout22
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Rod As for the age I just do not know The size of the bib id say it would dive a bit deeper than the normal shallow diver Sorry but I do not know a lot about this one no one does but hopefully in the futre we will find out about it |
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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Only JB would know, but I'd say that large bib is probably a Scorpion bib. When John Bennett and Peter Newell had their 'arrangement", in the early 90's, John sent a heap of Merlin blanks and bibs up to Peter for checking/testing. Rob Gaden used to visit Peter fairly regularly, in those days, which is where that RMG "Yellow Boy", of Ropes, would have come from.
Cheers
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bullrout22
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I have some more Merlins hope you like them Molded Cray Large bib Timber Turtle and eyes up Merlin made app 1992 or 3 A John Bennett Key ring I have A couple more but ill take some betternpictures
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Dave Lake Macquarie N.S.W
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