Re: Lure Makers Successor’s?
[Re: NDtrapper]
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09/19/07 05:16 AM
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GLEN
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I personally would like to leave my mark on trapping, what else would be a better way that making a lure that everyone would use?
Work is for people that don't know how to trap US Navy 83'-89'
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Re: Lure Makers Successor’s?
[Re: GLEN]
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09/19/07 08:35 AM
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grumpy
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a story a little along the lines of "tradition".
a very well known maker of the catfish bait "Bee-Jay" made his product just a few miles from here for decades. it made him a multi-millionaire. he passed several years ago and one of his "family" took over the business. ran it into the ground and went "belly-up".
another individual bought the business, along with the old mans "recipe" with the deal. well, right off, he changed the packaging label, containter from glass to plastic, and reduced the amount from 16 ounces to 13 ounces. this was in his first months of producing a product that has been successful for over 40 years. IT AIN'T WORKIN'!! already, i've got customers complaining about it. they're wanting the old original glass jars of Bee-Jay, with the original labeling. i tell them that the business changed hands and this is what is available. my sales of this one product has dropped by over 75% in the first year.
IF IT AIN'T BROKE, don't fix it!!
the grump.
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Re: Lure Makers Successor’s?
[Re: Wade Lacey]
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09/19/07 09:47 AM
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playin4funami
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I say that they deserve to take their secrets with them,you don,t spend a lifetime of working at something just to give it to someone and hope they won't ruin your good name.Even the best intentioned person couldn't make a bait consistantly,exactly,and perfectly the same as the one who made the recipe to start with. A saleable lure has to have consistancy,if you bought a great lure and then bought some more and it was different you wouldn't be happy. Hopefully we won't lose anybody too soon,but thats up to the man upstairs. There will be new lure makers that are even now making their mark and the cycle continues. But I do agree that it will be sad to lose the person behind the lures and their knowledge,support,expertise,friendship.
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Re: Lure Makers Successor’s?
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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09/19/07 11:05 AM
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Fire Fly Guy
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So from what I'm hearing. It's kinda like Gramma's Chocolate Cake, your wife can have the recipe, but it's never the same. lol.
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Re: Lure Makers Successor’s?
[Re: BMLutra]
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09/19/07 10:12 PM
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CharlesKS
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Ogorman said he'd give me his secret recipes.
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Re: Lure Makers Successor’s?
[Re: LT GREY]
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09/19/07 10:22 PM
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CharlesKS
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Dana makes them and yea, i guess he did hand it over to her in what 84 or something?
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Re: Lure Makers Successor’s?
[Re: CharlesKS]
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09/20/07 01:06 AM
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Steven G Trosper
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A question for all of you lure makers.
If all of you were given a formula; let's say it is Lenon's Super All Call for Fox. Would each of you be able to have a lure that smelled the same and have the fox react to it the same as Lenon's does?
Unless kids are brought into trapping; trapping dies of old age. Remember; Rush Limbaugh is always right.
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