This can't be real...can it?

USMCbassman · 06-14-12, 11:43 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-16-LURE-CO...item564a70fb04

$299.99 for a swimbait? Is that what they really retail for? I understand it's coming out of Japan and made in CA, but wow....that's unreal

That's a darn nice reel or a good combo set up for the price of one bait!

lilmule · 06-15-12, 07:56 AM

Yes they have others as well.yes nice chunk of change.

islandbass · 06-15-12, 02:15 PM

Dang, you better fish that with 150# braid, lol. However, a person that buys that is probably someone rich enough that it wouldn't faze him or her.

bamabassman · 06-15-12, 02:58 PM

naaaa..........i got plenty of cranks. and they catch dinks just fine.lol!!!

Jrob78 · 06-15-12, 11:20 PM

That's actually one of the moderately priced ones. 3:16 has a cult like following. I think they only release very small numbers of baits at a time. I've seen them go for over $800 on Ebay. People actually fish with them too.

jig fisherman · 06-19-12, 05:18 PM

When they are released they normally sell out in a matter of minutes.

Bubba_Bruiser · 06-19-12, 07:13 PM

Very true about them being limited in quantity and the cult following. I have a buddy I have mentioned before that has a few of them. He has paid for 200 for them to turn around and send it off to have a $100 paint job put on it. But all he has is swim baits. If you took what the average bait slinger has compared to the die hard SB lobber has, it probably runs even.

aikenyounggun · 06-20-12, 09:01 AM

Some of those guys are just die hard with their swimbaits. I have read stories where a guy has scuba gear and gone to get his favorite (and exspensive) swimbaits if they break off. They are searching for the giants.

2001kx · 06-20-12, 01:39 PM

how well do these things work...anyone ever try one?
not that im going to buy one though.

Bassboss · 06-20-12, 01:58 PM

Just as real as this one I'd figure! lol

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Roman...ge-RMMCSB.html

USMCbassman · 06-20-12, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bassboss

Just as real as this one I'd figure!

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Roman_Made_Mother_Custom_Swimbait/descpage-RMMCSB.html

That's just freakin' ridiculous and they're trout doesn't even look like a trout...

06-14-12, 11:43 PM	#1
USMCbassman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 532	This can't be real...can it? http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-16-LURE-CO...item564a70fb04 $299.99 for a swimbait? Is that what they really retail for? I understand it's coming out of Japan and made in CA, but wow....that's unreal That's a darn nice reel or a good combo set up for the price of one bait!

06-15-12, 02:15 PM	#3
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Dang, you better fish that with 150# braid, lol. However, a person that buys that is probably someone rich enough that it wouldn't faze him or her. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

06-15-12, 02:58 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	naaaa..........i got plenty of cranks. and they catch dinks just fine.lol!!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-15-12, 11:20 PM	#5
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	That's actually one of the moderately priced ones. 3:16 has a cult like following. I think they only release very small numbers of baits at a time. I've seen them go for over $800 on Ebay. People actually fish with them too. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

06-19-12, 07:13 PM	#7
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Very true about them being limited in quantity and the cult following. I have a buddy I have mentioned before that has a few of them. He has paid for 200 for them to turn around and send it off to have a $100 paint job put on it. But all he has is swim baits. If you took what the average bait slinger has compared to the die hard SB lobber has, it probably runs even. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

06-15-12, 07:56 AM	#2
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	Yes they have others as well.yes nice chunk of change.

06-19-12, 05:18 PM	#6
jig fisherman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: south eastern PA Posts: 290	When they are released they normally sell out in a matter of minutes.

06-20-12, 09:01 AM	#8
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	Some of those guys are just die hard with their swimbaits. I have read stories where a guy has scuba gear and gone to get his favorite (and exspensive) swimbaits if they break off. They are searching for the giants. __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

06-20-12, 01:39 PM	#9
2001kx BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: central, pa Posts: 29	how well do these things work...anyone ever try one? not that im going to buy one though.

06-20-12, 01:58 PM	#10
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Just as real as this one I'd figure! lol http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Roman...ge-RMMCSB.html __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die. Last edited by Bassboss; 06-21-12 at 12:15 AM.

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