waspy 3 Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Hi all just wondering what peoples opinions of chinese lures are ,seem to be a heap on ebay any color shape and size ,just wondering how they would compare to rapala and others also they are a lot cheaper as well the only down side is the transit time ,has anyone had experience with these lures from china ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chief 706 Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 China .....I wonder why so many Aussie businesses are going under or struggling. Even in my local cabinetmaking business here, I'm having to compete with China.I would rather pay a few extra dollars to know I've got a comeback.Our Aussie products,shops and businesses depend on us. trihull and fridge 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Me 0 Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Rapala has a factory in China... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trihull 177 Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Rapala has a factory in China...You will find most Tackle Manufacturers , use China.....Even Penn Shimano Diawa (they just don't tell you) :vomit: :vomit: :vomit: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotare 491 Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 A couple of years I brought a bulk lot (maybe 20 or so) of chinese no name deep diving bibbed lures that ranged from 10 - 15cm from ebay. Admittedly they were advertised as "factory seconds" as they had some minor cosmetic faults (paint runs etc), but functionalty was assured by the seller. Didn't pay a lot for them, maybe $20 delivered, but in a nutshell they were crap. The trebles that came with the lures weren't very good, so they all needed replacing. The build quality and finish of the lures are simply not to the same standard as the big names like Rapala, Yozuri etc, and I'd hate to hook a personal best fish on one of them because I wouldn't have any faith that the I could get the fish boat side, before the lure fell apart.The final nail in the coffin for me is that they don't "swim" very well, and are very sensitive to the speed you troll them at. I find brand name lures typically can be trolled at a range of speeds and swim fine, but the cheap ones I had struggled to swim if I trolled too slow or too fast, and the whole thing would end in tears.Never caught a single fish on the ones I had, and I gave up on them after trying them several times.Lesson learn't for me, but others might have had a better experience. Just Me 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Just Me 0 Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I for one welcome our new Chinese overlords. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Piranha 76 Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Chinese= rubbishJapanese= qualityWaste of money buying inferior lures, catch rates and confidence will drop sharply Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 They make good presents for people you don't like,just don't give them to a friend they'll think your an arsehole cheers brenton Chief 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waspy 3 Posted April 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Strangely enough i was doing some braid work this afternoon and looked at my rapala braid scissors guese what there made in china Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Softy 2,991 Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 When i started getting back into fishing i brought a heap of them.. all rubbish!! Well apart from my "Redfin killer" lures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southie THE BANGA 2,304 Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 i bought some awhile ago.... only things they have caught aare redfin lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarsOne 137 Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 China .....I wonder why so many Aussie businesses are going under or struggling. Even in my local cabinetmaking business here' date=' I'm having to compete with China.I would rather pay a few extra dollars to know I've got a comeback.Our Aussie products,shops and businesses depend on us.[/quote']Everyone wants and enjoys globalisation, but noone wants to pay the real cost of it :S Plenty of good kit comes from the same factories as the cheap crap. I reckon cheap lures are cheap lures regardless of where they come from Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waspy 3 Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Well boys i went out today and while the fish wernt biting i descided to test some of these chinese lures ,the berkly performed great ,the chinese lures did well almost as good as the rapalas swam straight suspended ect the one that did the worst was a rapala as it swam on its side ,now before anyone says oh there supposed to do that ,i bought 2 same model different color from here in aus the other one performed well, most swam at around 1-2 metres apart from the berkly which was a deep diver ,i put out 2 trolling lines one chinese one rapala nothing touched either so no comparison can be made ,for the small amount i paid for the chinese lures i think it was a fair buy for the way they performed ,so each to his own i think i will continue to buy lures from china as for the price of one rapala i could buy 8 chinese and free postage snapper15.4kg 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
newtontoney 57 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 im with piranha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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