Super User scaleface Posted February 27, 2015 Super User Posted February 27, 2015 Bagleys use to be the high priced lures.I didnt like paying 5 dollars for a Killer B then bounce it off a bridge piling. I learned real quick that Bombers model A's also caught bass off bridge pilings . Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted February 27, 2015 Super User Posted February 27, 2015 If it works, I don't care if it only costs fifty cents and is made in Kentucky. No offense Kentucky. Hootie 2 Quote
Chief 2 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 The cost of the exensive lures is to offset the big $$ they are paying the pros to talk about them. 1 Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted February 27, 2015 Super User Posted February 27, 2015 The cost of the exensive lures is to offset the big $$ they are paying the pros to talk about them. How much can most lures really cost to manufacture with materials bought wholesale and in volume. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted February 27, 2015 Author Super User Posted February 27, 2015 If it works, I don't care if it only costs fifty cents and is made in Kentucky. No offense Kentucky. Hootie I had the same thought about Missouri. No offense Missouri. 1 Quote
Jsinkic Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 A lot of high priced companies build the low price stuff. I have bought a $2.99 jerkbait from Cabela's that suspense great and has great action and then I have bought higher priced stuff that doesn't do what the $2.99. I would say if you see something you like buy it and go from there. If the product is go continue to buy from that brand even though it might cost half the price. Price doesn't always dictate quality. Quote
dumfish Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Randy Howell won the 2014 bass masters classic on the last day using DT rapala crank and only went to the Livingston crank because he felt the fish were deeper than the DT would go. Wa-la a million dollar lure was born. Quote
AQUA VELVA Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Any bass lure over $10. is a deal killer for me. Unless there is hard evidence that $25. lures will consistently out fish cheaper ones, I just won't go there. 1 Quote
Super User Angry John Posted March 7, 2015 Super User Posted March 7, 2015 How much can most lures really cost to manufacture with materials bought wholesale and in volume.I don't think many lures are priced on production cost. Research, advertising, company name, operational expenses like pros. Does that bother me, nope. I do have limits but will pay for quality. For me a few companies like duo and lucky craft meet the mark. Megabass is just to rich for me, but I am happy that they ate around because others, enjoy there products and they do make a beautiful lure. I took the leap into the higher priced lures because they had clear plastics with external paint that were partially translucent. They work well for me in very clear water. To be fair the kvd 1.0 bluegill is also great for the same reason. Quote
gobig Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 I don't buy expensive baits because of the hardware. That gets changed out 90 percent of the time. You can't compare an xrap to a LC pointer. Two totally different baits. How ever both are good and have their time and place. The biggest thing with higher dollar baits is the consistentcy. They are more likely to perform the same way. For instance if you bought ten s-waivers there not going to have the same sink rates or action. If you bought ten deps slide swimmers with the same tune they will be extremely close. This is the reason you see guys with a favorite bait that seems to out perform others of the same make and model. Quote
Mattlures Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Large price tags on 'conventional' lures, for me, are Heron repellent. I can understand if the bait is a large size, or is something fairly unique. But, a $25 bait in favor of a $6 bait, of the same type? - no way. But my perspective is probably unique, in that It depends not what I value my tackle at, but instead, what I value the fish at. And the average Largemouth Bass, as a species, by my reckoning, is not worth the use of a $25+ bait. Not unless maybe...youre getting into some exceptionally larger fish. But thats just me. This is one of the very few accurate posts on this subject. If you assume your getting better components or a better quality lure because you spent $15 instead of $8 your probably wrong. What makes one better then the other? probably nothing. Price does not dictate which bait is better. The manufacturer decides what they need to charge to make the amount of profit they need to make on that specific bait. The exception comes when A huge demand developes and the manufacturer can charge much more. But on regular low priced baits from $5- $20, Higher priced baits does not mean higher quality. Now when you start talking hand made, custom baits, or limited supply then the higher price usually means higher quality. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted March 7, 2015 Super User Posted March 7, 2015 There's a human factor, that being the more money one spends the more they try and justify the expense, both to themselves as well as others. I enjoy using a waxwing, not a cheap lure and it does catch fish. But does it catch more than anything else I use, probably not. The fact is I catch more fish on other lures simply because I use others more often. As I'm throwing only 1 lure at a time, I contribute the strike more to timing of being in the right place at the right time, than the specific lure itself. Durability, longevity, paint finish, etc. are anything but important to me, the only important thing is catching fish. If I'm catching fish it's just matter of time until I lose any lure on a cut off or a snag. I fish offensively, I'm not there to protect my lures from loss. Quote
primetime Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 I think some expensive lures for me have been great, some were a let down, I still have a place for all lures, but I am happy and have noticed thatAmericdan Companies that were stale for years, house brands etc have stepped up quality and for $5 you get more today than 5 years ago in many cases.. I see owner hooks on average priced lures, good paint, and some new designs as well, I notice we have gained better colors and detail from the Japanese so I like that I can get better lures since Pradco was getting crushed by companies like Spro, Strike King, Jackall, and I am not talking Lucky and up but rebel and norman have some cool stuff out this year and each year bass pro makes a better lure etc. Quote
ABW Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Expensive lures have some of the greatest paint jobs, but a disadvantage is a lot of swearing after you lose one. Quote
primetime Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Plus nothing looks better when loading up for a than a box full of Sebile hardbaits and some Ima, Lucky, Jackall, Imakatsu and a few randoms even if I am scared to cast them and lose them. I would never say a lure is better than another, just different and depends who is using it and how...Rapala is quality, Bomber is quality, Smithwick, Spro, Strike King, Jackall, Megabass, Lucky...all have different actions and what I may perceive as overpriced may seem underpriced to the guy killing big bass on it because maybe I didn't give it a fair shot, or was not casting close enough to cover which is an issue when I throw expensive cranks over $10, hate losing them, but if you are not banging and grinding your $20 squarebill, you probably will be good with the xcal's. Quote
pbizzle Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Heck, being 15, I have a completely different opinion on what a "cheap" lure is. I have to buy what I can afford, so that means even $7-$10 baits like Rapala's are out of the question at times. However, I never buy anything I don't feel like is quality. That means my box is full of a lot of H2O Xpress, Strike King, Norman, Bandit, etc. Not to say that I don't have some higher end baits that I enjoy fishing with, but I honestly can't say that they're "better" baits. I'm not so sure that a bass can tell the difference between a "hand painted" crankbait and a run of the mill Strike King lure, but it's fun to think that they can. Quote
matuka Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 The bottom line for me is whether I know that a certain pricey bait is catching fish where I fish. And pricey is obviously relative. Where I fish you likely will catch more fish on a LC pointer than an X-rap. So I pay the price. Unfortunately I've seen my catch rate go up even more if I'm throwing a MegaBass 110. So I pay the price. Thankfully I've also found I can catch fish on the Delta or Clearlake on the economical Trick worm and don't need the pricier handpours. So I let someone else pay the price. Right now you can't get your hands on any S Waver 168's. they art probably catching the same fish and keeping up with the more pricey gliders. How many times have we heard "let the fish talk to you". I just wish I could listen better. Quote
plumworm Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 What bothers me the most, is the fact that the pro's promote a lure company and then also promote that after you've spent $6-$10 on a lure you need to spend another $2 to replace the hooks on the lure. Strike King/ KVD is perfect example. Buy a "red eye shad" and then replace the new hooks with the " ultra sharp, ultra cool, super bass catching, Mustad +/- 2x short/long almost red, KVD approved hooks". Just put the right hooks on the lure to began with and charge for the upgrade and quit the hype. 2 Quote
Super User Angry John Posted March 8, 2015 Super User Posted March 8, 2015 The kvd square bills and xd baits come with good hooks. I would not call them premium but good. Bps baits on the other hand come with garbage. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted March 8, 2015 Super User Posted March 8, 2015 The question does arise are hard lures cheaper or more expensive. The definitive answer doesn't exist, true a hard lure can last for years but it can be lost on the very first outing or even first cast. Plastics are constantly being replaced, what ever is used is going cost money in both the short and long term. Quote
Super User Angry John Posted March 8, 2015 Super User Posted March 8, 2015 Plastics are very expensive and if your not repairing them it will cost a ton. Mendit might just be gold in a bottle. Quote
Super User Angry John Posted March 8, 2015 Super User Posted March 8, 2015 All this cost of expence and no one has mentioned the roman mother or 3:16 baits. Do swim bait guys just accept the cost of doing business or are they just so far out there people don't even look. I will never buy one but many do. Quote
Heron Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 All this cost of expence and no one has mentioned the roman mother or 3:16 baits. Do swim bait guys just accept the cost of doing business or are they just so far out there people don't even look. I will never buy one but many do. Yes, they are so far out there. Quote
bassinyea Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 To answer the original question.....Because they are awesome and when you catch fish on them it makes you feel awesome. Obviously I am not talking about all of the expensive stuff out there, I see some really expensive baits that I would never ever throw. Quote
OK Bass Hunter Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 It's an image thing for me. Why settle for a $6 crankbait, when I can use a $20 crankbait. Quote
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