Is there a way I could contact him?ducky wrote:eBay. Or pickup from Rui himself in Clayton.
Rip-off squid jigs vs high quality squid jigs
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Ebay for $12 i thinkwem21 wrote:Where would I be able to get those? I havent seen any in any storeducky wrote:Just buy Rui jigs and be done with it. Good jigs at affordable prices year round.
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The way i see it is, are they 4x better? No way known
Are they better, absolutely.
I reckon 20 bones for a squid jig is lunacy. It's this rubbish Egi porn mentality.
I reckon what the others have said, shop smart, find some deals etc.
I'd much rather a large selection of OK jigs in different colours than a couple of the absolute best with no variety
If the squid are smashing green jigs and all you have is one $40 white jig then you're pretty much up ship creek
Are they better, absolutely.
I reckon 20 bones for a squid jig is lunacy. It's this rubbish Egi porn mentality.
I reckon what the others have said, shop smart, find some deals etc.
I'd much rather a large selection of OK jigs in different colours than a couple of the absolute best with no variety
If the squid are smashing green jigs and all you have is one $40 white jig then you're pretty much up ship creek
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Cut the bottom half of the barbs off and problem virtually eliminatedScraglor wrote:To me I factor in where I am fishing too - some places have horrilbe velcro jig stealing weed - cough * flinders * cough
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Holy moly that is cheap. How is the quality like?smile0784 wrote:Ebay for $12 i thinkwem21 wrote:Where would I be able to get those? I havent seen any in any storeducky wrote:Just buy Rui jigs and be done with it. Good jigs at affordable prices year round.
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X2TheGreatestGoat wrote:The way i see it is, are they 4x better? No way known
Are they better, absolutely.
I reckon 20 bones for a squid jig is lunacy. It's this rubbish Egi porn mentality.
I reckon what the others have said, shop smart, find some deals etc.
I'd much rather a large selection of OK jigs in different colours than a couple of the absolute best with no variety
If the squid are smashing green jigs and all you have is one $40 white jig then you're pretty much up ship creek
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The quality is good enough mate. They are essentially exactly the same as the Shimano Sephias. The weights are slightly different. But they sink nicely. They certainly catch. The designer Rui fishes locally and has good advice. Easily the best bang for buck option.
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It pays to do a bit of research...
Ebay is a great place to pick up very cheap jigs. I tend to look around and keep my eyes open for nice-looking ones, then buy a few. Shipping can sometimes take ages, but they are often worth the wait.
I've picked up some crackers for about $1.50 each. Conversely I'd also had some dogs that cost 3 bucks.
You're right though - paying $20 for a jig is madness, since they cost a fraction of that to make...
Mike.
Ebay is a great place to pick up very cheap jigs. I tend to look around and keep my eyes open for nice-looking ones, then buy a few. Shipping can sometimes take ages, but they are often worth the wait.
I've picked up some crackers for about $1.50 each. Conversely I'd also had some dogs that cost 3 bucks.
You're right though - paying $20 for a jig is madness, since they cost a fraction of that to make...
Mike.
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I really like yamashita and gancraft and do well with them I buy cheap ones for people who come on my boat who don’t fish as often as I do. I try to pick them up when on special but sometimes I can’t resist buying at full price if I come across something I want
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Anyone had any luck with the new Shimano 'rattle' jigs? I was catching squid one morning on a normal white sephia & changed over to an identical jig but with the rattle....I swear it scared them all off.
Yamashita and Sumizoku are nice jigs if you can get them on sale, otherwise the price is hard to justify.
Yamashita and Sumizoku are nice jigs if you can get them on sale, otherwise the price is hard to justify.