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Timber King Lures
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Nando
My personal Nando lures encompass nudies as well as bright paint jobs ,
ranging from his traditional square cut metal bib types, to the round
polycarbonate type created in the style of the bubblemakers , straight minnows and
the undercut boomarang.
He is the consumate, low volume wooden lure maker and quiet high achiever
who hails from far North Queensland.
The primary features of his barra lures, apart from beauty, is that of great
strength.
Was a rainy day today so i thought to smash more of my lures.
I was quite surprised.
This is a new "epoxy" sort of glue im trialling
(custom made)..
As photos shows, i snapped an 85lb mono line
trying to pull the bibs out..Second try was
using a 100lb mono and eventually pulled out
on both lures.These are non pinned lures..
Other photos (tow points built into lure
body) show bibs pulled out of the lures.To
do this i had to tighten the bench vice onto
the bibs and wiggled side to side quite a
few times using a lot
of muscle. Eventually pulled out.
quite happy with results i must say.
Both the design and quality
control process is always evolving with Nando's
"Timber King" lures !
Check out his unique bubble maker, right hand side first picture, reputed to
take barra when live bait wont!
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Each lure is made by hand (one at a time)
without the aid of any machines and each
lure is my very own design. All lures i
designed will swim at very low speeds when
casting and retrieving and will also swim
well at higher speeds when trolling with the
added bonus of having less drag due to their
design..a big plus in my books. I make lures
with and without rattles inside and this
will be stated when i list them. Any lure
design can be made with or without rattles.
The paints used along with the clear coats
is the best money can buy and all lures are
100% water proof.
They all swim with spot on actions and they
all float and are made strong to handle huge
barra encountered up the Top End where I go
several times a year testing my lures. Each
new design is tested over and over and wont
be released till they pass. If they fail I
scrap them. My lures have taken lots of
different species of fish.
Tossed out lots of designs that didn't quite
make it up to my expectations and standards.
With each design I put in lots of testing
etc before I'm happy with it, therefore my
standards are very high.
Top quality hooks are used on all
lures...Either VMC (MADE IN FRANCE),EAGLE
CLAW (MADE IN USA),OR MUSTAD MADE IN
FINLAND..I don't skimp on hooks or split
rings for that matter. I put lots of love,
time and pride in every lure I make...
At the moment I have 40 models. The latest 5
models are deep divers. I tested them in 6
metres of water and got them to touch bottom
so i class them as 5 metre + swimmers.
These were tested May 2010 up the top end
where the barra loved them amongst other
species of fish. Tow points on these lures
are on the bib system but it took me over a
year to work out the best way to make them
tough as i like fail proof lures and don't
really fancy tow points on the bib system.
Therefore I'm happy with results as they
passed with flying colours..Bib materials
used for these new lures are alloy and
polycarbonate. Could not get any to fail so
I cant say which is better.
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cheers
Nando |
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