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General Angling Topics => Saltwater Lure Angling => Topic started by: Noweeds on May 10, 2017, 11:50:05 AM
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Many thanks Reefman for asking me to do this post...... :rck"
For some reason if something becomes successful or popular it will be taken off the market. It has happened to hooks, lines, lures and it happened to the insanely popular Maria Onde Ondas. I have tried the alternatives and none of them swam the way I liked.........so I decided to make my own. What started out as some lures for myself.....became some lures for some mates......became Swindler Lures.
Swindler Lures being a name under which I can market a number of custom products from lures, to jig heads, to slide clips etc etc.
The lure which prompted this whole thing is my answer to the Onda, which I call a Fishstick, for now it comes in two sizes 85mm/22g and 100mm/35g with a larger one to be added later. The weight position is what made the original Ondas work and its where all the other copies fall down. I did lots of testing and gave lures to some of the most respected lure anglers in the country (some of whom were responsible for the craze surrounding the Onda in the first place) and the fact that they keep coming back for more tells me that they are right.
These lures are also not painted the colour is inside the resin itself so it can never be chewed off......if it gets totally scratched up.....sand it down and polish it with something like brasso and its good as new.
The Fishstick 100/35, like the Onda, is primarily a lure for the boat or ski angler but can obviously be used with deadly effect from the shore and the 85/22 is a killer in the estuaries. Its only weakness, like all resin lures is that it won't stand up to being smacked into rocks, so places where you have to flip your lures over ledges etc at the end of the retrieve are not the place to fish them.
As I mentioned before these are custom lures, I don't have standard colours, and I only make to order. So you can have any colour combination or pattern or design that you want.......within reason :clwn. Every lure is unique and even a remake of a previous lure may vary in colour to a point.
I have been approached by some big players with regards to distribution, but for now they will only be available from me, as I'm keen to keep the whole handmade, custom vibe going.
I will keep updating this thread with new lures etc but you can also keep up to date by following me on Instagram....@EastCoastAnglingGuides or like my facebook page....https://www.facebook.com/EastCoastAnglingGuides/ (https://www.facebook.com/EastCoastAnglingGuides/)
Enough chitchat..............
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Is it only me getting the "can't view this file" message where the pics should be?
And good luck with the venture.
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Is it only me getting the "can't view this file" message where the pics should be?
Same here
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now?
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No change :-(
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struuuuuuuth.......im going fishing......
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are the pictchas showing?
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No pitchaz this side yet
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Big bold pictures on my end. They look brilliant!
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Big bold pictures on my end. They look brilliant!
I can also see the pics and they look great. (clap)
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Still can't, but I went onto FB and looked... Awesome mate!
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Can see the pics, thanks for posting bru! Some awesome looking lures there!
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Still can't, but I went onto FB and looked... Awesome mate!
Press Ctrl and F5, it will force the refresh - your cache is still showing the old page with no photos.
Noweeds - those are awesome lures, they look amazing! And I like the epoxy coating on them too.
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Dewald there is no epoxy......that is the resin that has been sanded and polished......because the colour is IN the resin they don't need any epoxy coating.
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Another Swindler Lures product is a 1.75oz weedless swivel jig head......when it comes to throwing plastics for kob, if you not fishing weedless then you are throwing in the wrong places........
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On my PC now... and all is revealed :-) ... Excellent stuff mate. Please explain a little about the jig heads re: swivel. Thx
I was going to suggest coming up with a good quality jig head. It seems to go "Berkley Nitro" for top $, then absolute rubbish. I wish there was a good quality intermediate at a more affordable price than the Nitro.
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In terms of fishing artificials for kob there is not a single jig head made outside of the Eastern Cape that I would touch........I have yet to see an imported jig with an appropriate sized hook.
If you look carefully at the pics you will see the 6/0 Eagle Claw bass hook is not fixed in the head......it is able to swivel left and right.
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Wow awesomeness!! What about some details for purchase? kindly pm me, please? I am interested in the larger ones
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So much of sexyness!!!!! w;k
Great work big guy!
So how do we go about ordering some and what cost do they work out about?
I have a feeling my tackle fund might be about to get a bruising :-)
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PM's sent......
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Well done on perfecting the weight distribution.
Please send details on how to order and some pricing.
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Save yourself the trouble of sending piles of PM's and just post thr pricelist online.
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Save yourself the trouble of sending piles of PM's and just post thr pricelist online.
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(clap) awesome looking lures .. :Like:
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Save yourself the trouble of sending piles of PM's and just post thr pricelist online.
Need something to buy seeing as the weather is getting bad :rain:
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Been following this on fb for a while and wondering when they would be for sale, fine looking lures, all the best for your venture. :win:
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Hi Greg
How far are you with the larger fishsticks - will they be available soon? Also could you send me pricing for the 2 you currently make - any chance of getting some samples up to joburg for the ultimate get together next weekend so us landlocked anglers can see their action in the dam?
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Guys lures look awesome but following on from Reefman's post to please publish pricelist kindly also indicate lure dimensions and weights.
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Hi Guys sorry.....only saw this now.....been crazy busy....
The small one (85mm 22g) starts at R90 and goes up to R130 depending colours and design. The bigger one (100mm 35g) starts at R150 and goes up to R200.
They are not painted.....the colour is in the actual resin. So the more complicated the design the more layers and time it takes to make.
So if you are interested let me know what designs or colour combos you are looking for and I can give you a price.
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what is the price of the jigheads
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:hpybthd: Greg... the big Four-0!! :shk Becoming a ballie!
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The Jigheads are 1.75oz and R20ea.........
Many thanks Reefs........I can still out fish the lighties......hahahaha
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They all look brilliant!
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Shot Greg!!
Very happy with the little shoal that swam into my postbox this arvie!
Great work big guy! They look great!
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Shot Greg!!
Very happy with the little shoal that swam into my postbox this arvie!
Great work big guy! They look great!
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(clap) , good stuff , got any pics ... :hnthnt:
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Sure thing bud!
Had to dumb down the res so it doesnt quite do them justice.
Need to still order some 100's for Dec as well.
Will bring a bunch around to the next social so you can have a look how they turn out.
I'm very chuffed!
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Thanks , :Like:
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Just for you Mikey...
This little guy came out exactly as I wanted. w;k
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bloody awesome! :win:
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awesome stuff der man, want one in a red eye sardine colour, 35g. magic for :shd:!
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Hi,
I would like to purchase a range of lures. My email is res@maxprop.co.za cel 0836309859
Russell Scorer
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Hi Would like to order some jigheads and lures.Please mail me your contact details edamla@telkomsa.net
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Would like to order some as well:jacbrak@mweb.co.zaThanks.
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@ garrickhunter and JAC
You can message Greg via east coast angling guides on fb, he normally answers quite quickly.
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Hi guys - Greg has provided great service to me, and as posted in a previous thread, attached are pics of some of the kingies that I caught at Vidal on his Swindler fish stick lures in April this year. Give him a shout and he will sort you out!
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@ garrickhunter and JAC
You can message Greg via east coast angling guides on fb, he normally answers quite quickly.
Thanks will do
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Can you please send me a price list and how to order?
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Thanks Greg, very happy with how they came out.
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Can you please send me a price list and how to order?
can i also get a price list
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Please send me a price list and how to order?
Email add. sebastiaan.vanheerden@gmail.com
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HI all. I've been flipping busy recently and I also fish ....ALOT...😁 so I haven't spent too much time on the forums of late. Please email any enquiries to eastcoastanglingguides@mweb.co.za
I will do a post later about some new developments with the FishStick range......