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NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports and Information => Helping Each Other Out => Topic started by: Skolmann on November 10, 2008, 10:53:52 AM
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Heard from 2 different sources over the past few days that Luhr-Jensen has discontinued making both Krocodile spoons & Crippled Herrings in weights over 3 ounces.
I plan on stocking up over the winter on both.
The prism pattern Kroc was the ticket this past weekend. When the drift was slow a 3.25 ounce Kroc was able to reach bottom but when the wind/drift picked up you needed a 5 and did even better with a 7.
Several party boat captians/mates have told me that the bigger Krocs ahve been the hot lure so far this fall (followed by a green tailed AVA 47).
In years past a white 5 ounce Crippled Herring was a hot producer. They are also an excellant cod jig in the big sizes.
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That is not good news :'(
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That's pretty crazy!! Discontinuing 2 of their best sellers 5hrug?!
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That's pretty crazy!! Discontinuing 2 of their best sellers 5hrug?!
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From what I was told it's because of the price of lead as well as allot of laws prohibiting the use of lead for any type of fishing.
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Lead will be
outlawed in fishing before you know it.
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That's pretty crazy!! Discontinuing 2 of their best sellers 5hrug?!
I doubt that those heavier Krocs and Crippled Herrings are their best sellers. I would bet they sell way more under three ounces.
From what I was told it's because of the price of lead as well as allot of laws prohibiting the use of lead for any type of fishing.
Yes, I would agree that lead-free fishing will be in our future, as lead is some pretty nasty stuff! :P
However, the phasing out of lead has been a fairly gradual thing so far. Most of the lead bans (that I know of) are targeted at the smaller amounts (generally one ounce or less). And they do not include lures.
I don't think that would be a reason to discontinue a product (at least for now). Of course, I could be wrong, but my guess is that it has everything to do with sales. ;)
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I would think with the popularity of those 2 products they would look at lead free alternatives, which, are not that more expensive than lead...some are cheaper. I guess I am going to have to buy up a bunch of the ones I commonly use...before they are all gone!!
Yeah, most of the bans are for freshwater type fishing, like Bucktail said, less than 1oz. I am sure a lead ban is in the near future...it is banned in just about everything else. It really isn't a bad idea to get away from lead, especially when it isn't any cheaper. I know, I try to stay away from as much of it as I can...only because of the kids. Funny, I haven't been able to find any commercially sold lead free saltwater products yet! No sinkers, jighead, nothing 5hrug.
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Checked various online sites today checking on the availabity of the 5 & 7 ouce Krocs.
Most seemed not to even list them anymore. Those that did list them are out of stock for the most part.
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You can't even get onto their site as it is being updated. I did sign up for their news updates so when they get back up you will here it here first.
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Dammit, in reading the reports of the last few weeks it looked like they were the ticket. I have lighter Krocodiles and crippled herrings for casting, but I was hoping to get my hands on some heavier ones.