Hi there,

Today I am going to introduce you to my two most collectible fishing lures.
They are Mepps lures that were designed by the Franco-Belgian artist Francois Curlet and produced with the help of the Editions Piace Le Radieux in 20009.
At the time they use to sell them for 100 Euros each, I have no clues as to what they are worth today.

The first one is the V.I.P, and here it comes:


The boxed V.I.P


Out of the box.

The V.I.P has the black feathers and chrome to symbolise the V.I.P imagery.
Printed on the lure a pair of black lips embodies the kiss of death, as the fish that will take this lure in its mouth is destined to a very uncertain fate, in the best of case.


Silence ...

The little card that comes with the lure says silence and is a reminder of the Do Not Disturb that we can find on the handles of hotel doors. So the angler who hang it on a tree branch close to him/her while fishing should be left at peace.


The back of the box.

And yes as with all good collector items, it is signed and number on the back of the card.
This is and edition of 100 only.

And now comes my favourite, for its simplicity, the La Corbu.
In reference to the famous architect Le Corbusier.


The La Corbu.

With a logotype of a plan of the farm Radieuse printed on an Aglia Classique #5.
And a single hook to keep the retro feel.
It comes attached to a reproduction of a page of one of the architect's notebooks.


The back of the card.

It is also signed and numbered on the back of the card.

I have known Francois Curlet for many year, in fact as kids we use to go fishing together as often as we could.
When I received my first lot of Relic Lures, I sent him one as a present.
Later on he sent me these two lures as a present, and they have become the most treasured lures in my small collection of fishing lures.
Thanks again Francois.

And yes these two will never see the colour of the NT waters, as I keep them safely in my office at work, far away of any liquid form...
I usually try to swim most of my lures at least once, but not these ones.

Have a good day,
Pecheur

Very good Pech i presume they are european
I have some old spinners i used on redfin in the dams
down south where i grew up but they arnt worth 100 euros
cheers

Hi Freon,



Yes they come from Europe.
As for the price of the ones that you use...
If you have them since you were a kid, they might fetch a good price now...

But to be honest with you, for me it is not just a question of price, but more that I find it cool to see a guy with whom I fished around 30 years ago, still being passionate about his fishing and doing a few lure just for the fun of it.
Maybe it is just me being simple minded...


Have a good day,
Pecheur

They look great Pech. Good find.

released in 20009? getting in early to beat the rush mate

serious pieces of bling

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Yes I don't like to be late...



Have a good day,
Pecheur

Love the "silence" card and the "kiss of death"

Good to see people crafting stuff they love and including little things like that.

Well done Pech.

Thanks for posting Pech, fantastic to see the old Mepps treated with such respect. They were/are a great lure, caught many Australian Bass and Trout on them. Not those ones though.

Cheers,

Doors Off

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cool!!

Nice one Pech! Good history to go with it! Maybe you could write a peice on a card telling the story of how you fished with this lad many years ago and put it with the lure. Never know what may come of it. Could then send the card to the maker and get your own lure made as a follow on series.

Hi Cuddlescooper,

Well the difference between this guy and I, is that he his a relatively well known artist in Europe, and that I am an absolute nobody...
So I am not really sure that any one would ask me to work on a lure.
And if ever that was to happen, I am not sure that I would know what to do...

But yes this guy and hi are still sending each other pics of our fishes and catch up every time that I go to Europe.

Have a good day,
Pecheur