Lost my Favorite fishing Lure

joedog · 12-01-11, 07:46 AM

One-Million-Dollar Fishing Lure

Every fisherman has lost a favorite lure while fishing. Fish take some, snags take many more and tackle malfunction can mean other lures you can not recover.

How would you feel if the lure on the end of your line was a one-million-dollar fishing lure?
Mac McBurney knows. After a very successful career as a jeweler he turned to his favorite sport, fishing, to keep him busy. But unlike many other retirees, he did it with a twist. He makes extremely expensive lures with his MacDaddy Fishing Lure Company.
For several years he has made 24 carat gold spoons, flies with jewel eyes, and diamond encrusted lures. From the relatively inexpensive $20 spoons that are engraved #1 Dad, #1 Son and similar messages to his signature diamond and ruby encrusted one-million-dollar saltwater lure he makes a lure for anyone'w budget.
Mac says he is going to use the million-dollar lure to fish in a saltwater tournament in October. He knows he might lose the gold and platiumn lure with 4753 diamonds and rubies totaling 100 carats. While filming for a TV show he lost four of his flies with jewel eyes. They were worth about $13,000! When divers found two of them and offered to give them back, he reportedly said "I lost them, you found them, they are yours."
I met Mac at at a recent outdoor sports writers' conference, and he is very excited about fishing, his business and sharing stories. He really didn't seem insane.
At the conference Mac said he had made eight of the million-dollar lures and sold seven of them. He stays busy showing his lures at shows and conferences, fishing with them and filling orders.His less expensive lures make great gifts for fishermen, and if you know that special fisherman that is hard to buy for because he has everything, I bet Mac can provide something he does not have!
THE WORST PART OF IT ALL IS I HAVE TO WAIT TILL NEXT YEARS BLACK FRIDAY SALES TO REPLACE IT!

keithdog · 12-01-11, 08:24 PM

This guy sounds like someone I would enjoy spending a few hours drinking a few cold ones and just listening to what he has to say. Obviously he has lots of dough, but he sounds very layed back as well.

Jrob78 · 12-01-11, 08:30 PM

Isn't that sort of like using $100 bills to light your Cuban cigars? Seems like he's just pissing away money to show people he can. I'm all for fishing related jewelry or even pieces of art, the spoon necklace with the diamonds the woman is wearing looks very cool. I just don't understand fishing with it, what's the point?

Bassboss · 12-01-11, 09:09 PM

Heard of that before, I gotta say, if I was filthy stinkin rich, I think I'd get one for the he77 of it!

Along similar lines... Scientists recently discovered a star made of diamond worth about 10 billion trillion trillion carats in the constellation Centaurus!

joedog · 12-01-11, 09:19 PM

You know the mark up on jewelry is like a 1000% and diamonds another 1000. Guy sold seven. Expensive but good advertising. Still made a sweet chunk of money. I want to go diving after he looses it.

keithdog · 12-01-11, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jrob78

Isn't that sort of like using $100 bills to light your Cuban cigars? Seems like he's just pissing away money to show people he can. I'm all for fishing related jewelry or even pieces of art, the spoon necklace with the diamonds the woman is wearing looks very cool. I just don't understand fishing with it, what's the point?

I understand exactly what your saying bud, but the fact that he really doesn't care what happens to the lure afterwards shows me he knows what he's doing and accepts the results. But I would also have to say that he could easily help a few people in need with the money spent on those lures.

kennethdaysale · 12-01-11, 10:29 PM

Talking about what's the point. My neighbor just got one of the new F150 Raptor 6.2's but refuses to get it dirty much less take it off-road. I will never understand that mentality. Why didn't he just save 20+k and get a Ranger?

nofearengineer · 12-01-11, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kennethdaysale

Talking about what's the point. My neighbor just got one of the new F150 Raptor 6.2's but refuses to get it dirty much less take it off-road. I will never understand that mentality. Why didn't he just save 20+k and get a Ranger?

That's because there are rich people, and people who want to look rich.

I just want to be rich, and not have too many people know it (the IRS for starters

).

bamabassman · 12-01-11, 10:43 PM

i have to agree with ol bryce on his way of thinking. IF and i said IF i ever won the lottery. yes each and every one of oyu would be attending a get together at NO COST. bryce and actually talked aobut that didn't we bryce? lol.

but as far as ANYONE else knowing i had won? naaaa.......i'd not "advertise" it one bit. REASON? oyu wouldn't be able to FIND me. i'd be out fishing..........somewhere.........in the U.S.A. hahaha!

joedog · 12-02-11, 01:32 AM

kiethdog, I thought I put it in last post but I forgot. I wanted to say, I totally and honestly believe exactly the way you do!

12-01-11, 08:24 PM	#2
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	This guy sounds like someone I would enjoy spending a few hours drinking a few cold ones and just listening to what he has to say. Obviously he has lots of dough, but he sounds very layed back as well. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

12-01-11, 08:30 PM	#3
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Isn't that sort of like using $100 bills to light your Cuban cigars? Seems like he's just pissing away money to show people he can. I'm all for fishing related jewelry or even pieces of art, the spoon necklace with the diamonds the woman is wearing looks very cool. I just don't understand fishing with it, what's the point? __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

12-01-11, 09:09 PM	#4
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Heard of that before, I gotta say, if I was filthy stinkin rich, I think I'd get one for the he77 of it! Along similar lines... Scientists recently discovered a star made of diamond worth about 10 billion trillion trillion carats in the constellation Centaurus! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

12-01-11, 09:19 PM	#5
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	I'd buy a lake! You know the mark up on jewelry is like a 1000% and diamonds another 1000. Guy sold seven. Expensive but good advertising. Still made a sweet chunk of money. I want to go diving after he looses it.

12-01-11, 10:29 PM	#7
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	Talking about what's the point. My neighbor just got one of the new F150 Raptor 6.2's but refuses to get it dirty much less take it off-road. I will never understand that mentality. Why didn't he just save 20+k and get a Ranger? __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

12-01-11, 07:46 AM	#1
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	Lost my Favorite fishing Lure One-Million-Dollar Fishing Lure Every fisherman has lost a favorite lure while fishing. Fish take some, snags take many more and tackle malfunction can mean other lures you can not recover. How would you feel if the lure on the end of your line was a one-million-dollar fishing lure? Mac McBurney knows. After a very successful career as a jeweler he turned to his favorite sport, fishing, to keep him busy. But unlike many other retirees, he did it with a twist. He makes extremely expensive lures with his MacDaddy Fishing Lure Company. For several years he has made 24 carat gold spoons, flies with jewel eyes, and diamond encrusted lures. From the relatively inexpensive $20 spoons that are engraved #1 Dad, #1 Son and similar messages to his signature diamond and ruby encrusted one-million-dollar saltwater lure he makes a lure for anyone'w budget. Mac says he is going to use the million-dollar lure to fish in a saltwater tournament in October. He knows he might lose the gold and platiumn lure with 4753 diamonds and rubies totaling 100 carats. While filming for a TV show he lost four of his flies with jewel eyes. They were worth about $13,000! When divers found two of them and offered to give them back, he reportedly said "I lost them, you found them, they are yours." I met Mac at at a recent outdoor sports writers' conference, and he is very excited about fishing, his business and sharing stories. He really didn't seem insane. At the conference Mac said he had made eight of the million-dollar lures and sold seven of them. He stays busy showing his lures at shows and conferences, fishing with them and filling orders.His less expensive lures make great gifts for fishermen, and if you know that special fisherman that is hard to buy for because he has everything, I bet Mac can provide something he does not have! THE WORST PART OF IT ALL IS I HAVE TO WAIT TILL NEXT YEARS BLACK FRIDAY SALES TO REPLACE IT!

12-01-11, 10:43 PM	#9
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	i have to agree with ol bryce on his way of thinking. IF and i said IF i ever won the lottery. yes each and every one of oyu would be attending a get together at NO COST. bryce and actually talked aobut that didn't we bryce? lol. but as far as ANYONE else knowing i had won? naaaa.......i'd not "advertise" it one bit. REASON? oyu wouldn't be able to FIND me. i'd be out fishing..........somewhere.........in the U.S.A. hahaha! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

12-02-11, 01:32 AM	#10
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	kiethdog, I thought I put it in last post but I forgot. I wanted to say, I totally and honestly believe exactly the way you do!

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