Good deal on Lures?

[Guest]

I had a buddy call me last night and say he was at a friends house and came across 2 tackle boxes with muskie lures in them. I am not an avid muskie man, so need some advice: Here is the email he just sent me.
There are at least 175 muskie crank baits, grandma's, jointed and solid,
Jerk baits and floaters another 50 or so buzz baits and buck tail types,
25 are smaller northern type rapala crank baits and around 30 or so
soft bodied floating lures, frogs, salamanders etc...
My buddy says he has plenty of lures, and wants me to get into muskie fishing so he wants me to make an offer on the lures.
Do I need this many???? What is a fair offer? I think I can get them for pretty reasonable price...what would be fair? Anyone want to split them up?

[Guest]

Don't take this wrong.

PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS WRONG..........

You story doesn't tell the whole picture.

But with what I read: "A buddy has a friend, with two tackle boxes of musky lures he wants to sell."

Make sure they were not stolen.........

Just doesn't seem normal.

From what you described, sounds like about $500 to $1000 worth of lures.

You can figure each lure goes for $10 to $20 each..........

Hope your buddy is just someone who wants out of fishing for muskies.......

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Let 'em go so they can grow!!!

[Guest]

No offense taken at all: I can completely understand.....sad that we have to think this way, but I wasn't real clear.
My "Buddy"
is a 57 year old, almost retired professional, who's "friend" with the gear is a doctor. He aquired the lures over the past 15 years. Even though he didnt' muskie fish often, more money then time I guess. They did look nice in his new Ranger however.
Anyway they were visiting and the guy said he was going to sell the muskie gear, and I was contacted and Viola' I posted the question.
I think I can get the whole thing for under 500 bucks. I thought of just splitting it with someone, because i can't believe I would ever use that many lures.

[TomWehler]

Offer him $100.
Then tell him no lure is worth anything really if it is not used and chewed, and it is the magic behind the stick that counts!

T.

www.muskytomsguideservice.com

[RuKiddingMe]

Offer him the $500 and sell what you don't want on here or hsolist, you might even make all your money back and get away with a bunch of free equipment.

RU

[muskybuck]

Buy it and keep it.

[Jeremy Donabauer]

If you need someone to split it with let me know.

[Jeremy Donabauer]

my email address is [email protected]