Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:35 am

Hi Guys,

I was wondering has anyone tried these lures? They look like copies of a few IMA designs but for 1/10th of the price. Seems too good to be true! :?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/FISHING-Tackle-M ... 414c7fcee9

Cheers,

Re: Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:59 am

tried a few last year, not overly exited about their quality, the hooks are pure rubbish and even after changing the trebles on them nearly all of them run very unbalanced and erratic, wont buy them again.

Re: Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:35 am

Cheers, yeh they look a bit dodgy. I was a bit skeptical that the hooks would rust up or break. I just thought I would ask in case they weren't bad. I think I'll save my money so! :)

Re: Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:57 pm

The lure's look ok but you never know what your going to get,plus check out their feedback 31 bad comments in the last month!!!! Waste of money!!!

Re: Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:40 pm

kilkeeconger wrote:The lure's look ok but you never know what your going to get,plus check out their feedback 31 bad comments in the last month!!!! Waste of money!!!


Wow that's a lot of negative reviews!!! :shock: My mind is made up. Cheers lads! 8)

Re: Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Tue Sep 18, 2012 3:58 pm

many of these fleabay sites are selling inferior quality lures, last spring I bought a couple of top brand lures from here: https://www.eastackle.com/p-1150-tackle ... -128f.aspx and was pleasantly surprised with my experience.
I received the lot within a week and shipping was free. Not bad considering you can get the real article for a bit less then you normally have to pay.

Re: Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Tue Sep 18, 2012 4:23 pm

The Austrian wrote:many of these fleabay sites are selling inferior quality lures, last spring I bought a couple of top brand lures from here: https://www.eastackle.com/p-1150-tackle ... -128f.aspx and was pleasantly surprised with my experience.
I received the lot within a week and shipping was free. Not bad considering you can get the real article for a bit less then you normally have to pay.


Thanks for the link, those prices are really good and the free delivery is a bonus! :D

Re: Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:21 pm

The Austrian wrote:many of these fleabay sites are selling inferior quality lures, last spring I bought a couple of top brand lures from here: https://www.eastackle.com/p-1150-tackle ... -128f.aspx and was pleasantly surprised with my experience.
I received the lot within a week and shipping was free. Not bad considering you can get the real article for a bit less then you normally have to pay.


Did you have to put that link up :) the kids are going on hunger strike.

Re: Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Sat Sep 22, 2012 12:51 am

i bought a few of these at the start of the year & to be honest they were great value for money & the actual quilty is'nt that bad either considering the price & iv caught plenty bass on them this summer where & when more expensive ones have failed.
id have no problem buying them again & had no problems with the seller either.

Re: Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:55 am

roooster wrote:i bought a few of these at the start of the year & to be honest they were great value for money & the actual quilty is'nt that bad either considering the price & iv caught plenty Bass on them this summer where & when more expensive ones have failed.
id have no problem buying them again & had no problems with the seller either.


Cheers rooster. What were the hooks like? Did they rust or anything?

Re: Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:34 pm

honestly,for the price there better then good & you'll get your one season out of the hooks no problem,like with some of the more expensive lures i use,i change the hooks every season anyway.dont like to use hooks that dont rust anyway fishing for bass just in case the fish does take the lure which has happened in the past.

Re: Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:53 am

roooster wrote:dont like to use hooks that dont rust anyway fishing for Bass just in case the fish does take the lure which has happened in the past.



That's very true. Thanks for your help. :)

Re: Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:05 am

As the old saying goes some of the gear out there now is to catch the fisherman and not the fish

Re: Ebay lures - Has anyone tried these?

Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:23 am

dexs7 wrote:As the old saying goes some of the gear out there now is to catch the fisherman and not the fish


Haha I haven't heard that one but it is prob true. :) I have decided against them anyways. Cheers