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interesting read...
to comment on the thread overall, i personally dont care what a lure cost, to a degree, but do care how it helps me catch fish. if i need to spend $25-30 for a lure that is reliable, catches fish, is consistant, and i never need to worry about tuning each new lure or reviewing the package for errors in that particular lure, i'll do it. some lures are that unique in their ability to catch fish or their ability to fish in conditions where others dont work, dont work well enough, or designed for just those unique conditions. if a lure does that for you, isn't it worth the money?
i catch a lot of fish on eels, jigs, soft plastics, and hard plastics. but, there are times that i either want to fish lures or lures are the only option. many of our "garage lure builders" offer unique lures for special conditions i might be faced with or offer better quality lures of those that were or are common today, such as danny's, atom 40s, pikies, etc. many of these "copied" lures are made much better with better sealers, better paints, better hooks and hardware, eyes, etc.
are there a lot of "garage lure builders" on the maret today? sure. will many continue to be here a year or 5 down the road? time will tell. either way, the amount of builders has forced the prices to increase, but they have also caused a major increase in lure quality in both hardware, craftsmanship, and consistency. everyone wants to be better or offer better options than their competitor. who wins? the buyer as you now have many more options than you did 10 years ago and many are as much of a work of art as a winner in the water w/ their results. eventually, this flood will cause the prices to stabilize and even fall slightly. competition is always a good thing.
who causes prices to jump on lures? typically it's the buyer. if lure builder A can sell his lure for $25 and it sells out, isn't it good business to keep selling it at that price as they are selling out and making money? but, most of that markup is not by the builder as much the dealer. ebay is a whole different animal. many of the lures that are selling for high prices today are no longer produced or are hard to get. again, if you can get $90 on ebay for a currently produced lure, more power to you.
krispy, i used to have the same opinion as you are fishing in the daytime and surface lures at night. i've been schooled a couple times by friend's fishing a spook at daytime when i would rather fish something else. i learned quickly. i've also fished the spook at night and was suprised at my results when other lures simply were not working. an angler that can adapt and still produce will earn my respect. it can be a spook, popper, or tin at night time, modified custom lure, or an old technique of yesteryear.
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