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Originally Posted by NIGHT STRIKES
My feelings also, its a great opportunity to get a chance to see and talk to the everyone involved in our sport.. And in alot of cases meeting some for the first time that we come to know and do business with on these internet message boards over the years..
Been doing it at the Jersey shows for years and last year headed up to RI for the first time and looking forward to making it a annual trip
now..
To the question on this thread about how much for plugs, well I look at it this way these builders put alot of time and effort in creating these lures for us surfcaster's and I don't think there is a ton of profit after factoring in the cost of materials and hours spent on each lure so I am happy to spend what they charge for each..Bottom line if I don't think its not worth it I don't have to buy it. But what I have found is that they do not try to get over on anybody and try their best to keep them affordable for all...
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I agree whole heartedly ... while I would prefer that plug prices be lower, these guys all work hard and can you honestly ask them to do their work for cheaper? How fair is that to them - I have a lot of plugs, will buy a few more, but what I pay for them is worth it to me - the effort put into it by these guys and the benefits I get from using them is worth the price to me. And after you catch a fish or two on one, it has already paid for itself.
The mass produced lures could be less expensive -- those you find at all the 'Marts, etc., but for the custom wood - worth every penny.
Granted I bought an old Atoms swimmer in an auction when I felt I paid too much for it, used it a lot, caught a ton of fish on it and then one day launched it out to the universe when my line caught on the rod in some freaky manner and that was the end of it. Just out of reach of my back up rod and saw it float away ... hope someone found it and is able to use it. And I feel it got more than my money's worth for it.
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