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Bibby Lures 
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 Topic: New Harlequin luresPosted: 28 Feb 2019 at 6:04pm |
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Hi all. Here are my latest Harlequin purple lures that have just finished being epoxyed. 70mm, through wire ,shallow (600mm) aprox running.
I think most freshwater fish would like them and they would be strong enough to hold almost anything that tries to monster them  Hope you like them    
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puglee62
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Posted: 28 Feb 2019 at 7:36pm |
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jack tucker!
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that's no how ye make porridge!
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al49
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019 at 6:31am |
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great job there ,why did you decide to go thru wire with such a small lure ?
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Bibby Lures
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019 at 4:24pm |
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Hey Al. The lures are 70mm so they are not really small. Ive done thru wire to 50mm. Thats interesting.I find it's actually easier for me as I do all my lures this way. Bit of work but I dont mind. These lures will handle almost any fish that monsters them without breaking, salt water species included. Sometimes big fish will only take small lures.
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al49
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019 at 4:29pm |
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cheers mate ,i was thinking it would be a bit of a hassle splitting small lure to put wire thru
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Bibby Lures
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019 at 4:33pm |
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I dont split them. I run a 2mm saw blade through the belly while still in rectangle block form. Imagine drawing a straight line from front to rear hook hangers and cutting height required. I'm a cabinetmaker so I have a table saw
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019 at 5:00pm |
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Gota agree with ya Bibby, Elephants eat Peanuts.
I dropped a Sailfish with body length of 1.8 /2.00 metres on the deck for pictures and it spat out tiny whitebait it had been feeding on. Bill Jackson once showed me a well made lure he had made with through wire the same as I believe you are doing. The lure had encountered a big fish which had ripped at least half of the wiring harness from the body of the lure before its capture or untimely release. Some time back there was a post put up by I think PJ with what I thought was the best and strongest through wire system I had ever seen Might be worth a look or a chat with PJ But don`t take to much notice of me as I don`t make lure and know very little about it Your Lures do look good and I like the colors Cheers Kimo |
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Bibby Lures
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019 at 6:18pm |
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Hi Kimo. When I was starting timber lure making 2 years ago, i was using balsa on all my lures with the same through wire system that I use today. I found out the hard way on a trip to NT Gulf country that balsa lures and big barra dont mix. I had the guts pulled out of a couple of lures but still recovered the fish. I just pushed the wire back in and kept throwing and caught more lol
 Any saltwater lures that I do now are cedar or similar. Haven't been back yet to test my theory but I would back them to stand up against any barra up there. Some big fish where we were too
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019 at 7:31pm |
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Great looking lures, thanks for the theory thats goes into your lures!
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019 at 8:00pm |
 Different lure but this is the through wire system that I use. Hope this may help someone. Think this was a prototype as the hole for weight has been drilled after shaping getting right balance. Looking at the picture I normally do the wrapping further along the wire and superglue it If anyone is interested I have FB page. Look for Bibby Handmade Lures
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Posted: 02 Mar 2019 at 7:48am |
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very nice system ,i like it ,it might have to go in my stickbaits if they get destroyed on longtails and GTs :)
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