- pick your favourite head shape from three sizes
- choose a light or heavy shoulder
- select a set of skirts
- add water and fish
"IMPRESSIVE STUFF !" Capt Brad Phillipps, GUATEMALA
"A BRILLIANT IDEA !" Capt Jared Weir, AUSTRALIA
Congratulations ! You've finally made it to the website of one of the best kept secrets in the big-game world. Here you'll be able to view and buy lures suitable for all types of game-fish, from blue marlin to skipjack tuna, with lures ranging from mighty 24" inch teasers to diminutive but highly sought-after live-bait catching lures. All of these lures have been designed and developed by Capt Roddy Hays, the English globe-trotting skipper who introduced the big-game world to Madeira and Midway, and whose lures now catch fish throughout the world, from Ascension to Tonga, from North Carolina to South Africa. You'll also meet the Hays Handle, rapidly becoming a sought-after item on many big-game boats.
Capt Hays has probably caught more 1000lb blue marlin than any other captain in the world, and his years of experience and time spent at the helm catching these huge fish has resulted in a line-up of blue-water lures second to none. Used worldwide by knowledgeable and professional captains, his baits are all hand-assembled, and as a result they'll run straight and true for you, right out of the box. Hays uses nothing but Legend Lures himself (naturally !), and so do many other people. The reason ? These lures catch fish, they run true and you'll spend more time looking for fish and enjoying your day instead of changing baits and hook-sets every other minute.
In addition to his traditional shell-inserted lures, Hays also produces an indestructible range of lures called the Quick-Change Pro-Range series. Also on this site are some stunningly effective, and highly original, metal-headed lures for billfish, tunas and wahoo. The king of this range is the unique Unicorn, a lure you can pull in excess of 20 knots. You'll also find several small baits for catching live-baits, and you'll also discover the biggest conventional teasers on the planet - the Mighty Zeus range. There's some other stuff too !! Hays produces his baits one at a time, with care and attention. Although he carries a stock of ready made lures, most of his orders are custom, skirted to each precise customer's whims. As a result your parcel may not leave the day it's ordered, but when you do get it it will be exactly what you need. So go ahead, e-mail us here with your requests, and see what difference a Legend lure makes to your tournament winning spread !
FOR MONTHLY PRIZES AND SPECIAL DEALS. CLICK HERE January 2009's WINNER WAS Capt John Galvin of the USA. PLEASE CONTACT US TO CLAIM YOUR LURE !
ALTHOUGH OUR ON-LINE STORE, BASED IN FT LAUDERDALE, WILL NOT BE UP AND RUNNING UNTIL June, 2009, our USA clients can now buy by mail order from our depot in Florida. E-mail your order to roddy@legendlures for rapid service. Customers in the NE of the USA are welcome to also order products from Capt Jay Cheromcha at CATCHEMUP TACKLE jay@legendlures.com. Customers from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific should still order from David Theobald at MARINE SURPRISES obald@legendlures.com in New Zealand. All other inquiries should be addressed to Capt Roddy himself at roddy@legendlures.com
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Madeira opened its grander status on Thursday past, with Capt Anibal onboard the Balancal finding a huge fish for his crew and angler. We know little about the catch other than what Paul Watson of Marlin Online has sent us :
"Today two friends of mine achieved a first in Madeira onboard Balancal. Ian caught his first blue marlin ever and it was estimated at 1000lbs, and Ollie wired it, his first ever grander wiring. Congrats to both. The rest of the fleet saw a fish for Omega (x1) and Our Mary (x1) and Grander lost a fish. Typical, I had the invites to go out and film too !"
What we can say is that the sucessful lure was a white 22 Pro-Range Andromeda in Bermuda colours, a great favourite combination the world over. Hopefully, Anibal has put that lure away in anticipation of the World Cup on July 4th !
KONA, HAWAII, JUNE 6TH :
The luck of the Irish showed up in Kona, HI yesterday when deckhand Ryan had his father Tim came out fishing for the day with Capt Chip Van Mols aboard the Monkey Biz II.
It was getting close to the end of the day when Chip saw the big fish pushing a ton of water on the hand made ice blue jet Ryan saw the same thing from inside the Salon and bolted into the cockpit. The fish piled on the triple skirted jet and the 9/0 single stiff Hays Hook was buried. (stinger)
The fish just stayed in place head shaking and gave the crew time to clear the lines without losing a ton of line. They prepped the gaffs and chip back down quickly on the fish which still never made any radical moves YET.
Once they got closer to the fish and bumped the drag up to 45 lbs. the fish came up creating all kinds of white water, but not going anywhere, finally it started jumping and then turned 45 yards away from the boat and came right at the Monkey Biz II...Chip got on the sticks and barely got out of dodge with the fishes final jump landing no more the 6 feet off the corner of the cockpit.
Again the fish never took off, the crew was ready again and chip backed up hard on the fish Ryan got the leader and they started hitting the fish with its head almost 6 feet down, then things got hairy as one gaff pulled and they barely got a second one back in (three total gaff shots). Again more pressure as the leader parted and now only on gaff kicking up white water the boys managed to finally subdue the fish and then struggle to bring it through the door...
Causually calling it a fat 800 on the way in everyone was still waiting at the scale, BAM 1,064 lbs. Chip's second grander, but first as a captain ! Ryan's first grander as a deckhand!
Ironically Chip still has some openings at the end of July and in August...Let's just say he is "ON FIRE" right now!!!
You can reach Chip @ 808-960-5954 mobile or by e-mail: bvanmols@rod-bender.com
report by: Tim Richardson, Melton Tackle, Hawaii
After six months of negotiations and planning with an experienced distributor, Legend Lures is looking forward to the opening of our on-line facility. Based in Ft Lauderdale, the on-line shop will be able to supply most of our lures and other products, with several other items such as hook-rigs in the offing. Major credit cards will be accepted and orders should be turned around within two working days. This facility will serve most of the world, though our Australian and New Zealand customers can continue to enjoy the individual services offered by Marine Surprises in Auckland. In the USA, our north-eastern agent, Capt Jay Cheromcha, will also continue to supply his customers and the trade industry in the USA.
Watch this space for further announcements !
