Yozuri Raised prices

[Flaptail]

I sent them an e-mail. Let's see if they respond. I use a lot of Yozuri lures. Wood is good but there are nights....... The Tobimaru and Mag Minnows are seeker plugs in my bag. When all else fails, especially at the turn of the low into the start of the incoming on the outer beach the mags find fish worked very slowly on bar edges. Conservatively, I have over fifty Yo's in my stash. For instance the large Blue/black darter under a new moon in the fall is always one up on other plugs if they aren't eating needles. Add a black redgill and it just gets better.

Wood is good but it is not all there is. I still throw vintage 7 and 5 inch Rebels and 7 inch loaded Red fins can save the night when the wind is in your face and the Atlantic is in a foul mood. Hellcats by Heddon in yellow with a redface were for years the lure du jour in the CCBay.

You can limit yourself to wood and supporting the lure manufacturers who sponsor this site but even they would tell you to carry some plastic. I once asked Stan Gibbs if he could only have two lures to fish the beach with what would they be? He looked straight at me and without a hint of hesitation said" a blue and silver rebel and a black and silver rebel Steve". That said something.

[BigFish]

"We don't need no stinkin' plastic"!

[blue oyster]

good wood ain't cheap

[bassmaster]

I found a stash of old school emp minnows, these differ from the new ones due to the lip, I doped these up. and can flash these lures like the real deal.
when i dope them up as they need to be as the hooks cant handle large fish, and it alters the action alittle bit due to the vmc's weight.
they produce and have there spot in time, i like the mag series also an the emper series.
I have a wall of plastic and it all gets used and iffems i need a plug
Im buying it cause Im Awsome

[Bob Thomas]

I received a reply from Paul Michele of Yo-Zuri. Here's what it said...

Robert,
We received and read your email. Where did you hear this information? It is not entirely true. Also if you like and sell our products do to personal and consumer demand why do you feel it is necessary to drop the entire line? Even if it is a 5% increase you make that much more product on an item that already sells….

I would certainly like to hear more from you and your opinion.

Paul Michele

National Manager Sales and Marketing

Yo-Zuri America, Inc

Not sure where he got the impression I was a retail store...although I'd like to be

[JoeP]

Originally Posted by Bob Thomas

I received a reply from Paul Michele of Yo-Zuri. Here's what it said...

Robert,
We received and read your email. Where did you hear this information? It is not entirely true. Also if you like and sell our products do to personal and consumer demand why do you feel it is necessary to drop the entire line? Even if it is a 5% increase you make that much more product on an item that already sells….

I would certainly like to hear more from you and your opinion.

Paul Michele

National Manager Sales and Marketing

Yo-Zuri America, Inc

Not sure where he got the impression I was a retail store...although I'd like to be

I deleted the response I got last month from Yo Zuri but the answer I got said the increase was true & due to price of the internal balls, and the rep apologized for the increase but said it was necessary.

[mikecc]

Originally Posted by Bob Thomas

I received a reply from Paul Michele of Yo-Zuri. Here's what it said...

Robert,
We received and read your email. Where did you hear this information? It is not entirely true. Also if you like and sell our products do to personal and consumer demand why do you feel it is necessary to drop the entire line? Even if it is a 5% increase you make that much more product on an item that already sells….

I would certainly like to hear more from you and your opinion.

Paul Michele

National Manager Sales and Marketing

Yo-Zuri America, Inc

Not sure where he got the impression I was a retail store...although I'd like to be

I got the same response from him word for word.
I showed him were the increases were. And he did not deny it. The facts are the whole line up did only go up 60% just the mags. Most other saltwater lures took a 22%-30% increase. The freshwater lures only took a 5% jump.

[Bob Thomas]

That's alright, Mike....you've got a lathe now don't ya??