$199 For a Lure??

[FlatsNBay]

I just went to 3:16 Lure web site to check out the frog that I saw in another post. They advertise a swim bait for $199! Would anybody actually pay that much for a lure? I guess that throws my $10 limit out the window! LOL

[bigjim5589]

While doing some browsing I came across a site that made custom wood lures. I believe they were in Finland. Very good looking lures, but priced at over $200 each, and some over $300. A bit out of my budget range! 


I've paid $20 for a few wooden hand made surf lures, but that's the limit for me! 

[West6550]

Bottom of page..
Link: http://www.316lurecompany.com/
Don't worry they are SOLD OUT of the 199.95 ones lololol

[TheLastRodBender]

that thing better come with a limit of fish totally 20lbs for each tourney for the next year!!!!



it says they're sold out of EVERYTHING

[Jared LeBlue]

That doesn't even make sense. I think it's stupid to pay $20 for a bait but $199 brings in a whole other level of stupidity.

[Canesfan]

Seriously, for that price, which s stupid to begin with, it better come with fish !


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[Andrew]

That's cheap. Try one of these roman made swimbaits... I think they start around $400 and go up..


http://www.roman-made.jp/english/products/mother/index.html

[Jared LeBlue]

That's cheap. Try one of these roman made swimbaits... I think they start around $400 and go up..


http://www.roman-made.jp/english/products/mother/index.html

I wouldn't pay $3.00 for that crap. Hell it looks like a bathtub toy for a kid. Look at the tail. The thing looks cheap.

[bigjim5589]

I think it's stupid to pay $20 for a bait

Well, thanks Jared, real kind of you to say!   

There was a time I wouldn't even consider paying that much for a lure, but my perspective has changed. The price of some lures is relative to their quality, craftsmanship & demand.

The guys who make wooden surf lures put a lot of time & work into them. They're each turned on a lathe & made one at a time, and I've seen the better ones listed for as high as $50 each, and that's not a collectors price. However, most of the higher priced one's will become collectors lures, so the value will go up. I expect that's why folks buy them.

I won't pay $20 for a mass produced plastic lure, even though I have some that are priced that high. I just didn't pay full price for them. I bought 4 Luck Craft lures a few weeks ago for $10 each. They're the 170 & 200 size, which retail for $20 each. They're Muskie or saltwater size lures, and I bought them to throw at Stripers. $10 is not a bad price for big Striper or Muskie lures.

Take a look at the price of offshore trolling lures! The cost of bass fishing has nothing on those guys!   

I won't pay more than $150 for a rod, but many folks will. I don't think it's stupid, what anyone pays for their tackle is their choice, and that includes lures.

Andrew, that was the lures I saw! They look awesome, but the prices are unreal! 

[Jared LeBlue]

Well, thanks Jared, real kind of you to say!   


I won't pay more than $150 for a rod, but many folks will. I don't think it's stupid, what anyone pays for their tackle is their choice, and that includes lures.

Sorry, didn't mean to offend you. The fact of the matter is this industry has gone nuts. $70,000 for bass boats, $300 for rods, $250 for reels, $20 for crank baits, and list goes on and on. All I'm saying is you don't need that expensive stuff to go out and catch bass and no you don't need it to compete in tournaments either. That is the game and mind set the industry has placed on the bass fisherman. Bigjim you are absolutely correct when you say what anyone pays for their tackle is their choice and hey more power to them. Heck if a person thinks he needs to spend $100, 000 to go out and catch a bass have at it.

[bassn1]

that thing better come with a limit of fish totally 20lbs for each tourney for the next year!!!!



it says they're sold out of EVERYTHING

Exactly 

[Stump bumper]

Name is everything these days, bought a baseball a baseball bat lately? My brother just got one for his grandson for little league that was $400 and not the top of the line, along with $30 under armor tee shirts.

And too think I sit aound making A-rigs for friends to keep them from wasting $20......I have got to start carving for richer friends.

[bigjim5589]

Jared, no problem! I didn't get offended. There is a difference between what folks want & what they need. I don't need any lures, but I do buy what I want. However, I also buy within what I can afford and feel comfortable spending. That's my choice.

I agree with you, but it's not just fishing.

Look at what pro football players are paid, look at what other pro athletes are paid. Folks are willing to pay high prices for tickets just to attend such sporting events, and that's not even participating in them. In my area, house prices are still very high. Look at what folks are willing to pay at a better restaurant for a meal. Look at the price of autos & trucks these days, $50,000-$80,000 for a pick-up truck, and folks are still willing to pay those high prices. The list goes on, and as long as there are enough people willing to pay those prices, and a business can sustain themselves & stay in business, those prices will continue.

Yep, the fact that those lures are sold out, pretty much tells the story. There are enough folks who will pay the price, and I really can't blame a business if they can sell their products at such a price!

Sure, you can catch fish and spend a lot less money. You can spend as little or as much as you like on fishing. The fact that folks are willing to spend is what our entire economy is based on. That's why there is such a wide range of prices with products, even fishing lures. Again, it's perspective, if I thought that spending $100 to $500 on a lure would help win a tournament & end up making me a huge sum of money, I might do it. Some are willing to spend that type of money even with little return, or an economic loss, just for the fun of it. I've spent enough on fishing to fill a nice tackle shop!

Personally, I feel that if you worry about the cost, and really get worked up about it, your wasting a lot of energy for nothing. Life's too short to worry so much about such things. Believe me, I learned that the hard way. It's only money, and you can't take it with you when you leave this life. Stay within your means & buy what you want, or what you feel you need if that's the case. Don't lose your mind over it, it's not worth worrying about! 

[Dan1962]

Jared IF you can't afford the Higher Priced Equipment That's Fine Fish with your $5 lures  BUT Why Call People that CAN AFFORD and DO Buy Very Expensive Fishing Tackle  STUPID   People that have Money Like the Finer things in life and Don't mind paying for it !

[Stump bumper]

Anyone else hearing Pink Floyd in their head on this one...MONEY....

Just glad there are people spending that kind of money and wish I had thought of that first....If only I could go back to 1992 and start bottling water......

[bassincali]

wow thats my limit for a boat this year ac at home just went out and need a new roof....

[TNDiver]

It is all relative.  If it catches fish and if it is the only thing you do, spending $20 for a lure is not that big of a deal.  Consider also if you tournament fish:  I have one you can make over $5,000!  If a $20 lure will help me win $5,000, sign me up!  Assuming good fishing technique and the fish are biting that lure at the time!

THink about the amount of money for other hobbies:  I also scuba dive and that too is an expensive sport.  To do one dive, I can easily spend $75.  But I enjoy it, I have the money to spend and still pay my bills and keep my family happy, so I don't care.

If you go out a target practice you can easily spend that much as well.  However, and as I like to tell my wife, I can reuse that $20 lure to hopefully catch more fish.  My air for diving and bullets are gone once I spend the money on them. 

Just some perspective from some of us older guys!

[BOATS]

Had a guy in the club I used to be in fished all the tournaments with Zebco 303's, caught just as many fish as anyone else.

[FlatsNBay]

I don't think that buying a $199 would increase anybodies chance at winning a tournament over another lure of similar style. You see pros do very well in tournaments using different makes of a similar style lure (such as all using a deep diving crankbait). Higher priced baits never seem to dominate the Pro tour from waht I see. My guess is there are plenty of cheaper swim baits of similar style that will perform just fine as a $199 bait. As an example...I use the Bitters version of the Senko because they are a lot cheaper and in my price range of what I can afford. I'm not sure if I would do any better actually using the Senko brand which casts more?

[West6550]

I agree that people can spend what they want. I also understand people collecting and spending a good amount of money on them. But I jusy can't bring myself to see the need for a $200 lure lol. My Uncle fishes with the same Zebco 303 he has had since I was a kid. His biggest bass ever being 8lbs. Using that same pole and reel. I grew up catching big catfish on cane poles out of our canal. I have a few nice (to me) poles and I am happy with them. 

[bassindude]

If I were a Pro, and 100K was on the line $200 wouldnt seem like much. As an amature there is no way for me to justify it.  Jim

[TNDiver]

If I were a Pro, and 100K was on the line $200 wouldnt seem like much. As an amature there is no way for me to justify it.  Jim

Yeah, that was my point.  Would I spend $200, no, but if I could catch fish cast after cast, I would sure think hard and long about it.  I spend more for some of my scuba gear (although important like a regulator!).  And again, you can use it over and over.

I had a buddy of mine that was fishing with his dad while a tourney was going on and they were catching fish left and right, all good size.  Tourney boaters were coming up asking what they were using and a couple offered some good cash for that lure. 

Think about the A-Rig and what they were going for, but people were catching lots of good fish on them.  How many of you bought them???

Yes, $200 is rediculous for the average fisherman, but people are spending more and more for lures, so to me, anymore, $20 is not all that much, especially if it is working at that time.

I used to work at a casino and someone once said they gamble but only spend about $40-50 for the night, but to them it was worth the amount of fun they had, regardless if they won or lost.  Again, it is all relative and depends on your perspective on things. 

[matt19801]

I have a couple of 3:16 baits over $100 each.  Well worth the money in my opinion.  As I own, and have thrown many swimbaits. 3:16 quality surpasses all other swimbait manufacturers. Plus it catches fish on a regular basis

[SonofDitka]

Egad. I think the most I ever spent on an individual lure was about $25.

That said, I don't begrudge people spending that much money on a lure. $200 on a lure for them might be like me spending a couple of bucks on a lure - a piffle.

[manbearpig]

That doesn't even make sense. I think it's stupid to pay $20 for a bait but $199 brings in a whole other level of stupidity.

Good, one less person I have to compete with when I am trying to get one.

Go to their gallery and check out some of the swimbait forums.