Classic Fishing Lures / Larry Schmid Presentation Lures -- Orvis (http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=5R6R&prodgroupid=&prefix=h&varcatidsrc=SI00&item_code=5R6R)

Interesting. They look like Salty kit plugs with a fancy paint & presentation box to me. :confused:

$325 ... material cost $5 apiece to make ... labor ? ,,, nice case .. must be glass eyes . huh ?

WHAT>!>!??

Somebody is out of their mind.


Toby, I agree they do look like salt's, especially the popper.

Go get em Scott!! lol

Soon to be copied by Blondterror....

W.C. FIELDS ONCE SAID.......A SUCKER IS BORN EVERY MIMUTE..P.T. BARNUM SAID THERES AN ASS FOR EVERY SEAT...OBTW WHO IS THIS DUDE?????? HE SHOULD FISH THE CANAL W/ THEM PURRTY LURES

OBTW WHO IS THIS DUDE?????? HE SHOULD FISH THE CANAL W/ THEM PURRTY LURES

and get his butt kicked by Left Hook ... casting and catching !

Me and the other one percenters need stuff to buy.

That being said, The guy is a SOL builder and He has plugs that I do not see Scott putting out. I think Orvis is making around $150

Couple things



They do look Boogerish but that layout is a very popular layout
Who is Larry Schmid? I don't recall seeing the name over the transom here but I may have heard of 1/10th of there guys out there doing this stuff.
They have three 5 star ratings on Orvis that looks somewhat spammish to my spidey senses. Each review posted over a three week period, have only made recommendations on that one product. So my Spidey Senses would say that is is possible, perhaps even likely, one/some was put up in an effort to validate the plug.


These may be the best custom lures out there - I honestly don't know one way or the other and have never used them.

These may be the best custom lures out there - I honestly don't know one way or the other and have never used them.

Spoken like someone who has not seen Grapenuts' or ProfM's stuff.

In fairness to Mr Schmid, selling his work as art is a different market than selling them for fishing. Either way, the price shocks me.

for that kinda money
they should never leave the box

and get his butt kicked by Left Hook ... casting and catching !
Excuse me!!!!!!!!!! Ca-Neel's out fish them all!

Spoken like someone who has not seen Grapenuts' or ProfM's stuff.


Not where I was going at all. I see significantly exceptional builders out there - including these guys (and your stuff doesn't exactly suck :tooth: ) - but my point was a 300x400 picture on the innernets means diddlly squat one way or the other as to what they are or are not.

What I probably should have said was: These may be the best custom lures out there - but I suspect not - I honestly don't know one way or the other and have never used them.:devil2::love:

In fairness to Mr Schmid, selling his work as art is a different market than selling them for fishing. Either way, the price shocks me.

Yep.

I saw that the other day while thumbing through the holiday gift catalog on the throne. I think I busted an o-ring when I saw the price.

Initial reaction was disbelief, but then I realized, what a brilliant business move. He's been selling on the other site for a while, and probably doing OK... But contacting Orvis (or any other high-end outdoor dealer) with a high-priced plug set is something that I haven't seen done before. Figure he's making a good chunk of change on it. Good for him.

Who cares if they work or not, I'm not buying it, but some people will. Imagine if BM did this? With one-offs? The sets would probably sell for twice that.

Now who is going to get into touch with LL Bean? :devil2:

In fairness to Mr Schmid, selling his work as art is a different market than selling them for fishing. Either way, the price shocks me.

Attaching the Orvis name to them surely has something to do with the extremely high price.

He is a builder from LI, he sells in commercial bst forum on the other site. He advertises in the fisherman magazine.

I've never fished his stuff but a lot of guys seem to like em, his stuff usually sells quick on the bst.

Wonder how he partnered up with orvis?

He sold these boxed sets last year for around 150-175 direct. So looks like orvis is making 200.

For that money I'd buy a bunch of super strikes and bribe numbskull for another Danny.
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that is a BIT much


make a fancy box, put feathers on the tailhooks and get huge money for it

time to buy stock in Orvis:smash:

Orvis... the most pretentious fishing website on the web.

I always wondered why they don't serve tea and crumpets to you as you walk into their retail store.

The equally scary bit is Numby's use of "whack!"
:drevil:

For that money I'd buy a bunch of super strikes and bribe numbskull for another Danny.


Food works. :uhuh:

$80 of plugs in a $245 box?

The equally scary bit is Numby's use of "whack!"
:drevil:


Been Hanging out w/ Whitney and Bobby to much....

Crack is Whack! - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPdr8-vUAGs)

Shoot. I thought wack was in reference to fish hitting them aggressively. I just ordered three boxes.

Nothing like jumping on the bandwagon with some overpriced stuff ... :smash:

There just appeared a new connotation to "Orvised Up"
It used to be just fly guys, next they will come out with a Orvis Montauk Surfcasting rod, then a knockoff VanStaal made in England, Special Orvis bag, the right wetsuit and drytop.

Oh wait, I think we have all that stuff, Orvis just wants to cash in on the next Yuppie trend.
If you guys fished in the daylight you'd see this going on I bet.

Couple things



They do look Boogerish but that layout is a very popular layout
Who is Larry Schmid? I don't recall seeing the name over the transom here but I may have heard of 1/10th of there guys out there doing this stuff.
They have three 5 star ratings on Orvis that looks somewhat spammish to my spidey senses. Each review posted over a three week period, have only made recommendations on that one product. So my Spidey Senses would say that is is possible, perhaps even likely, one/some was put up in an effort to validate the plug.

These may be the best custom lures out there - I honestly don't know one way or the other and have never used them.


Fish have to swim by them first to even have a shot at being a fishy lure. I agree, looks boogerish, .....it does make me want to use some of the hundreds of dollars of feathers and deertail on my siwahses though.

Makes me feel slightly less foolish now, when I spend money with Gary Soldati. He needs to come up with a box since he discontinued the bags.

$325 would be a good price for a plug of the month club.

What a beautiful box!! :) $300 for the box would be fair So the plugs are just over $6 each. :uhuh:

He has the same product listed on his own website at the same price.... If you figure the plugs at his top price of 33 each, as listed on his site, that makes for a $193 box....

:lurk:

Wish I had his lawyer to set up a deal like that.

Those three dudes who reviewed it got hosed. I recognize two of the names from sol.

Same dude sells $25 pliers with a leather sheath for $85.
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If I recall, I was at plugs fest a number of years back, he had a table/w his plugs, an had the box sets there also, MAYBE some one else might remember. haven't seen his sense. guess everyone find there own NIT-CH.
GOOD LUCK HAPPY HOLIDAYS:uhuh:

Everyone that I know that made a deal with Orvis complained about how it ended up for them. doing rod repairs over the years I;ve fixed a lot of their stuff as they don't do well in follow through from what I've seen an heard.Wish the guy luck as he's probably sellin the plugs to them for 15 bucks.

What a beautiful box!! :) $300 for the box would be fair So the plugs are just over $6 each. :uhuh:


LOL!!!!!!!

You can buy allot of eel hooks for that price.

I hope people know that was just a joke about the wack thing. I do work in an inner-city school so wack is in my daily vocab. That being said, in my profession, in no way do I have the abilities to jump on the bandwagon for over priced stuff. Even if I wanted to.

Orvis... the most pretentious fishing website on the web.

I always wondered why they don't serve tea and crumpets to you as you walk into their retail store.

better yet....beside the water fully catered with a butler
or perhaps a french maid

"with a NICK Knack Paddy "Whack" give that man a bone.....
this old man goes rolling home......" :)

I do like the tail hooks though. Although a recent big fish pick has me thinking longer (much) and thinner. Probably do soem of both.

Whack????

What's next, body piercings and beastie boys cd's?????

that is a BIT much


make a fancy box, put feathers on the tailhooks and get huge money for it

time to buy stock in Orvis:smash:

and too MANY feathers at that...

I hope people know that was just a joke about the wack thing. I do work in an inner-city school so wack is in my daily vocab. That being said, in my profession, in no way do I have the abilities to jump on the bandwagon for over priced stuff. Even if I wanted to.

Your joke was obvious ... in regards to the bandwagon comment, it was targeted at Orvis jumping on ...

Some Lures are built to catch fish......
Other Lures are made to catch Fisherpeople.....

These I suspect are made to catch Fisherpeople!!!!!!!

Some Lures are built to catch fish......
Other Lures are made to catch Fisherpeople.....

These I suspect are made to catch Fisherpeople!!!!!!!

Rich Fisherpeople! :)

I checked the boxed sets he sold last year- $165. Now his website says $325- but I figure Orvis made him do that. He could not sell them for $165 if they had them for $325.

I think the guy is a good guy -likes to make artsy plugs that are for show- like decoys that are art and not supposed to get wet.

So for a Christmas present for a grandfather to get a box set for Christmas for $165- is not the worst present.

So Lets blame Orvis for the price rip-off not the guy who is one of us.

What's the problem, I already bought 3 boxes for bluefishing next season. :rotf2::smash::buds::jump1::fishin:

So Lets blame Orvis for the price rip-off not the guy who is one of us.

I don't blame the guy. He's a mere cog with a decent profit margin. While Orvis is a bigger cog making a little fatter money.

I just outright refuse to spend that money on something like that.

I was surprised to see an Orvis store in the quincy market areas in boston. I didnt go inside because i know they are ridiculously over priced. The same as a lot of high end places. They have pretty cool items that are mostly made in china for about 10 bucks and they flip em for a few hundred. I couldnt afford much in their outlet store in Hyannis so going into the boston store would have been a waste of time. They do have one item on their website that is pretty cool. Another ridiculously over priced item...

Custom Teardrop Camping Trailer / Custom TearDrop Camping Trailer -- Orvis (http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=5R6G)

OD Mike... this Orvis trailer video can give you some nice ideas for redoing your Airstream trailer.... you will have 10X as much room in your finished trailer... but when will you finish it???:rotf2:

Someone's wife will buy these things for her husband thinking that he'll be so happy...:eek: