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Location: oswego, il | What are some good ones? Seems like a google search now won't bring many up just big name companies already in the US and the big US on line tackle retailers. Used to be.a bunch of wood jerkbaits and gliders. Can't find them anymore. My favorites as of now, although plastic are the original zalt and the zam especially the 22cm which now seems very hard to find even though it's still on the zalt website. What are some others that aren't represented here in the US? |
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Location: Central Pennsylvania | I was actually just looking around an hour or so ago, and a few of the (sadly) UK only pike lures are the Rapala x-rap otus and peto, the spro flapper tail (which i really wish was in the US), and that is just to name a few. I am sure there are many more that musky would love. |
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| I think the Headbanger lures were originally made by a swedish angler for euro pike. I think recently they have become fairly popular here in the states. My buddy has one and it has great action in the water. |
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| The "Kanalgratis" website has many pike lures, many of which I believe are European only.
Kanlagratis has a You Tube series called 'Fly vs Jerk' that is a competition between flyfishers and standard tackle (jerk) guys fishing for pike. They have some great footage and do show some very large pike. They have both flys and standard tackle lures. The have a variety of hard baits and lots of very interesting plastics/rubber as well. I've used the Flatnose Dragon soft plastic and done well with that.
I have used their Dobb Daddy Spin Fly with great success in the NWT and Manitoba.
One they don't have that has also been great for me is the Abu "Hairy Killer". www.lureshop.eu has those but I believe they are all out of stock right now.
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | There are several on Instagram that I follow. Really cool designs and paint schemes. One that I really think is innovative is JW Lures. Makes all kinds of different shapes and designs. |
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| I ordered a few of the x-raps opus, they came from Lithuania
Caught crap from my wife on ordering lures from Lithuania.
"So you have bought all of the musky lures in the states and now you have go to Europe to buy lures"  |
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Location: Wisconsin | I buy stuff from Harris Sportsmail from the UK. They ship to the USA and it's very reasonable. Takes a bit to get here.
Check under lures.
https://www.harrissportsmail.com/usa
Some of the Swedish sites have big plastics and jerkbaits, but shipping was like 35 bucks |
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| For those who dont want to pay shipping costs, give it time.
A lot of the pike brands here seem to be trying to follow Swartzonker and wolfcreek by making a push into the muskie market.
You probably wont have to wait too much.
Now, if only muskie rod makers where more interested in the euro big pike market... |
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| Amazon sells the Rapala x-rap otus and peto in a few colors. |
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| I would try to get ahold of or hope he answers your post Cicciospin, as he is a big pike fisherman in Italy who is as crazy about pike as most muskie anglers are about muskies. Francesco uses a lot of US muskie lures but also should be up to date on the European pike lures. |
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Location: ITALY | true tiger tamer - 10/29/2020 10:18 PM
I would try to get ahold of or hope he answers your post Cicciospin, as he is a big pike fisherman in Italy who is as crazy about pike as most muskie anglers are about muskies. Francesco uses a lot of US muskie lures but also should be up to date on the European pike lures.
Hello, my friend!!! as Danny said I am a fanatic of American lures dedicated to musky but I also use European lures a lot ... in my opinion one of the best is the Fox Rage Replicant ... lately they have also made the 14 "version (Giant Replicant) |
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Location: ITALY | ToddM - 10/28/2020 7:13 PM
What are some good ones? Seems like a google search now won't bring many up just big name companies already in the US and the big US on line tackle retailers. Used to be.a bunch of wood jerkbaits and gliders. Can't find them anymore. My favorites as of now, although plastic are the original zalt and the zam especially the 22cm which now seems very hard to find even though it's still on the zalt website. What are some others that aren't represented here in the US?
if you are interested I can try to ask a friend of mine who has a shop if he still has zam and zalt available..
another famous brand in Europe is Savage Gear, it is also available on musky shop ... a lure of this brand, however, missing on the R&H website is the line thru pike available in sizes 10 "14.5" and 18 ". ..
here in Italy, softbaits are mostly used, especially those of the brands mentioned above ... for the hardbait discourse such as cranks we use them in a few and most of US production that we have to import for this reason we started building with a friend also huge cranks |
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Location: Ireland |
Shipping costs from the US to Europe (Ireland ) are also at least $35 !
Though the bigger companies charge $50 ......
Rgds , Pat |
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Location: Ontario | royboy - 11/3/2020 5:43 AM
Shipping costs from the US to Europe (Ireland ) are also at least $35 !
Though the bigger companies charge $50 ......
Rgds , Pat
Hey, pretty much the same shipping charge to Canada, and then you got very good chance to be hit by customs fee as well. |
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Location: Ireland | Yeah , forgot about that ! Customs charge here too .
Works out at 34% per package. |
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| Hi Todd,
Custom lures:
Check L.corr lures on facebook https://m.facebook.com/L.CorrHandmadeLures/
(The " goliath" is killer stuff for trolling) they make great jerkbaits too and their "disco pike" lure is great!
Factory stuff:
Westin shadteez 27cm for casting is absolutely killer
Savage gear line thru swimbait for trolling
Cwc miuras mouse for casting
Salmo slider 16cm always Works
Grtz,
Jeroen
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