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| Big Perc, thanks for sharing this info with the Dr's. I know that we changed the hook size fro 3/0 to 2/0 because of the complaints we were getting about them getting fouled up. This was done only with Joe's approval. I would really like to have our molder do a test on all three lures. It would be interesting to see what each DR is made of and to see the actual rattles in them. I know it's hard to give up the old DR's but if you want our molder to tear them apart to see what the difference is I would replace your lures with our new ones and throw in the 3/0 hooks. I have one of our salesman Al, hitting all the eastern accounts of ours and told him to take and replace all of the older packaging lures he finds on the customers shelves. He will be giving me an update tomorrow on what he has found. So I should have some of the older lure available in the near future. I'll let you know. Thanks again for your help & support. |
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Location: Iowa | Tilky,
Thanks for the offer but the one I just tracked down I have been looking for for 3 years and barring me loosing it, I will be burried with the thing...it is one of the old Chart Top/Gold Side/Chart Bottom D-raiders and there is no way I could live with myself knowing that someone would be tearing it apart just to see what it is made of...I love the depthraiders line, both old and new. It really doesn't matter to me what they are made of, they still catch a ton of fish, even though I have never caught a fish on a D-raider but I have seen and lost some pretty big fish caught on them. I have had tons of follows but just can't seem to connect. My dad caught his biggest walleye ever on an old Firetiger one of mine that "bleeds" now...just adds character. Thanks for the offer about the depthraiders but as long as I have the old ones I won't allow them to get torn apart.
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| I understand matey, hopefully we can dig some old ones up for you guys |
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Location: SE, WI. | Here you go guys....blast from the past. La Maitre.....post U referred to! And Tilky’s loyalty towards the wants and needs of our mighty pre- Roberts Raiders;) I remember Jeff Sacco well. His findings were pretty much exactly mine! Happy reading on the famous old and new depth raiders. If people were willing to pay $25 in 07? How much they worth today?  JD |
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | Hey Matt
It’s been awhile how you and your family doing ?
Say I have lots of old and original Depth Raiders
Is there that much call for the old ones for me to dig out what I have ?
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Looking at the hook rash on my DR's my best ones the plastic is clear(ish) the least favoured are white |
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| Hey JD do you know of anyone who has ever compiled a list of all the DR patterns ever made ? Would certainly be very interesting to have such a list. And let’s not forget the custom patterns Rollie & Helen’s had. Amazing how many variances there were, Rollie sold a custom non rattling in a few colours but even then you still find them in other colours that somehow managed to slip out and what about the weight variation, I’ve found there can be up to a 14g difference between some countdown models. |
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Location: SE, WI. | Steve, I bet Mr Gelb had a list of all the patterns as he was influential in Production. Mr Tilky with Smokey’s on the bay, probably has countless patterns , as they do custom painting of I believe Flicker shads, Shad raps, and Probably Depth Raiders, and many other lures.. Tilky, I believe still has a custom painter he uses, at least he did when I was in there about a year ago. I had several customs done from some of the really good painters off our basement bait forum. Funny how one of the posts talks about some guy biting down on the lips and bodies to figure out hardness;) JD |
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Location: SE, WI. | DonPursch - 4/25/2021 8:54 AM Hey Matt It’s been awhile how you and your family doing ? Say I have lots of old and original Depth Raiders Is there that much call for the old ones for me to dig out what I have ? Gee’s Don; if I had known you stock piled DR’s, I would of had Lynne buy you a few extra drinks at Jerry’s in the angle, late October JD |
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| Where do the red lipped DRs fit into the timeline? |
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| MartinTD - 4/26/2021 12:01 PM
Where do the rep lipped DRs fit into the timeline?
I can remember them around the mid 90’s, some DR’s probably just received a red lip by accident but generally the lip was painted red on the chrome models because for some reason the plastic used was opaque (white) and not clear on the chrome finished models. I can’t remember why the need for a different plastic but sometime later there was a range of chrome finished DR’s released that came with clear lips.
Yes I’ve seen a red lipped Fire Tiger but it’s freak ! |
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| I have some of these in my pile guys, fun seeing this brought back up after all these years
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Location: SE, WI. | Trollindad - 4/29/2021 9:56 PM I have some of these in my pile guys, fun seeing this brought back up after all these years Hello Jeff; Everyone loved your dinner table JD |
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| I bought 5 of these for $50ea from Capt Larry D Jones early in the 2000’s..... I think he found them at Howard Wagner’s store.
It went something like that..... that was a lot of Fig-8 ago...I actually sold/gave 2 of these to friends shortly after... both frequent this board.
I often wondered if there was a more complete collection of colors than what was on my dining room table. At one time I had over 500 DR’s (130 were jointed).
Maybe I’m just a little older now... but that seems excessive ??.
Tight lines to all of you, I’m not on here like I used to be. Catch a whopper and let it go! |
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