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    Posted: 05 Sep 2010 at 10:02pm

what is the best way to keep your lures in mint condition?

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Hi adam, keep them in the original packets if you got them
If not I put most of my stuff in Takle boxes and Pack them away
I also have some of my collectables mounted in Display frames
and I have alarge map of Australia that I have my company logo
on with all my products around It and it is mounted on the wall.
Acouple of the other guys have Display cases and Nets to hang there collections
on. I think it's up to the collector as to what they want to do with
there collections to keep them in good nick.....WinkWinkWinkWink...Pete.
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yeah ive got them in there original packs but should i put something over the hooks to stop rub marks or anything?
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HI Adam Some of the guys put rubber tubing over the hooks
and hook covers, Cigarette filters and cotton bud tips
there are heaps of ways to protect your lures but I think
that if you Display them and don't touch them they will be fine
...WinkWinkWinkWink...Pete.
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Hook tubing can be a good idea to help protect against hook points and scratches in them, clear tubing doesn't detract from the look which is important to me, although any kind of soft plastic tubing would do the job.

I tried cig filters, although they tend to fall off fairly easy.

I also went through a phase of taking the hooks off, although that can turn into a nightmare trying to store the right hooks to match the lures etc Confused




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yeah thanks tony and pete ill be getting some wooden boxes done this week with sliding glass tops to display them around my room and i will get some plastic tubing sounds like a good idea were do you get it?
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Mearzie- Don't use them, unfortunately something I can never do.
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HI adam, you can pick up packets of tubing from go lo or the cheap $2 shops
the kids use them to plait and make things out them they're called scoobies
and come in a wide range of colours. My wife is a nurse and she gets my
tubing from work but I'm sure if you looked around hard enough you
will find some somewhere....WinkWinkWink...Pete.
 
 
 
 
 
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thanks mate will do good old go-lo i bought a bunch of mudeyes today and there now going away for a long time 

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Hi Adam, Put them on display mate no good packing them away where you can't see them...WinkWinkWink...Pete.
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I got mine off ebay mearzie, in 3 different sizes. (Barra Lures, Offshore Lures, and southern Lures) WinkLOL

Search ebay.com (US Site) for "hook tubing"
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=hook+tubing&_sacat=See-All-Categories



 


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oh nice :) will have a look at that love ebay lol, do you's display even new lures or pack them away?
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Sadly most of my lures are packed in boxes at the moment due to nowhere appropriate to display them Unhappy

I do have a plan to change that soon, although I have to get a lot of other stuff done first. My collection is a mixture of both old and new and when I get the display sorted it will include both Thumbs Up


Watch that ebay - it can be a dangerous place for your wallet! ConfusedLOL


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awesome cant wait to see the final product, i know what you mean though with the lack of room i live in an apartment ..cant wait to get a good collection going
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I suppose I should wash my mouth out with soap BUT if you are into metal lures as well as wood
THEN
The Metal Glo Professional tube of gunk I got off Ebay from USA is the bee's knees.
Only metal though, it loves to eat paint !
Very happy with the job it has done on some of my old dirtier lures!

It says "cleans , polishes and protects"...time will tell on the protect part.
It certainly does the first 2.
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I find that the best way to protect my lures is with my Smith&WessonWink
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One of my security alarmsWink 223 / 12g combo. Savage by name and natureLOL
 
If I miss with the 223 (unlikely I can tell you) then the 12 buckshot will slow em down whilst I reloadLOLLOL
 
 
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Gee, and I only have mine in an alarmed room with a steel backed door and additional locking devices, which somehow seems inadequate now ConfusedLOL 
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Very nice Allistair, good all rounder.
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Originally posted by Tony Tony wrote:

Gee, and I only have mine in an alarmed room with a steel backed door and additional locking devices, which somehow seems inadequate now ConfusedLOL 

Tony,
Its more sporting to leave the alarm off and the door unlocked Wink
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My F in law has a poster on the front..It has a pic of a double barrel shot gun and says"these premises are guarded 3 days a week,you guess which 3 " LOL
Seriously though,dont store them in original clear plastic packets if you can.Lure collectors have told me lots of these plastics have acids in them which attack the lures paints over time.
How true this is i dont know but several have said this.
Then again,if you toss out or open a sealed original packet, dose the lure lose value ??Ermm



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Forgot to say,as the boys have said,its a good idea to place plastic tubing over hooks.
Especially a good idea and policy if lures are going through the post.Last year i was reading an article where (in Australia) a parcel containing lures had trebles that worked their way through the parcel barbs and all.Dont think this would of happened if they had tubing firmly placed..Last thing we want is a ban on lures in the post.
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good old 223 will do the trick ive got an old 308 i might have to start keeping inside lol got a good selection on knols lures this week and definately covering the hooks as to keep the paint in good nick

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Just to contribute...

If having them displayed in the open, keep them out of the sunlight that can stream in.  Fades the paint.
 
 
 
 
 
Also, sweet guns.  I use a Blackhawk .44 mag and a fiesty pomeranian to protect mine (LOL)
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LMAO well done Darby - "Made my day" Big smile


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BEING THAT A 44 MAGNUM...THE MOST POWERFUL HANDGUN IN THE WORLD..YOU GOTTA ASK YOURSELF A QUESTION....AM I FEELING LUCKY TODAY?  WELL PUNK... ARE YOU?!
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LMAO Darby! That's the idea. Exactly.
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ME TOO verlon but i like auto pistols was into black powder as a young bloke thow pistol club was over the back fence............WinkWinkCoolCoolCool
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Originally posted by CircleVbaits CircleVbaits wrote:

I'm not only a luremaker, I'm also a clown.Thumbs Up


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LOLWell done VerlonLOLClap

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Originally posted by Timber King Lures Timber King Lures wrote:

Forgot to say,as the boys have said,its a good idea to place plastic tubing over hooks.
Especially a good idea and policy if lures are going through the post.Last year i was reading an article where (in Australia) a parcel containing lures had trebles that worked their way through the parcel barbs and all.Dont think this would of happened if they had tubing firmly placed..Last thing we want is a ban on lures in the post.
ha ha just saw this postLOL ,i know that fellow Nando he is an ipswich luremakerWink NO NOT ME!
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