I found a lure at the bottom of the riverbed

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a while back I hit a snag and pulled this out, no markings, wondering what it is

measurements are 130mm and 20 grams

whoever owned this had it rigged up to a 1oz weight like perch dropshot style. It seemed like they were just dragging it along the bottom. Crazy.

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[bencarvosso]

Is it a vision 110 lure

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Is it a vision 110 lure

that's a great clue, it def looks like a megabass lure

maybe a cheap chinese copy

[Steve Dennington]

Is it a vision 110 lure

that's a great clue, it def looks like a megabass lure

maybe a cheap chinese copy

There are millions of knock-offs out there, so that's probably what it is

[Mark_Houghton]

Is it a vision 110 lure

that's a great clue, it def looks like a megabass lure

maybe a cheap chinese copy

The moulded gill covers are different (more detailed) in the original MB Visions. Looks like a Chinese copy but they do still work very well and catch fish, especially fished as a jerkbait

[Mike J]

Just checked it against an original £24 110 MB.
Rings wrong size, body deeper, eyes set lower, hook hangers larger, plus those differences previously mentioned.

Bin it or donate, probably has a poor action anyway.

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[John Milford]

Not necessarily. The Chinese lure factories are very good at cloning premium baits these days and many of them are excellent.

I'd give it a try and see how you get in with it.

[Mark_Houghton]

Just checked it against an original £24 110 MB.
Rings wrong size, body deeper, eyes set lower, hook hangers larger, plus those differences previously mentioned.

Bin it or donate, probably has a poor action anyway.

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The actions are in most cases identical to the original Jap versions Mike. The very expensive original Vision 110s have a tendency for their lips to snap off at the slightest contact with structure. The cheaper versions are actually more robust.

[piker al]

I found a Korda black and white carp bobbin yesterday, straight onto eBay

[Mike J]

Just checked it against an original £24 110 MB.
Rings wrong size, body deeper, eyes set lower, hook hangers larger, plus those differences previously mentioned.

Bin it or donate, probably has a poor action anyway.

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The actions are in most cases identical to the original Jap versions Mike. The very expensive original Vision 110s have a tendency for their lips to snap off at the slightest contact with structure. The cheaper versions are actually more robust.

I only use the genuine 110s and have never had a lip break off.




Sods law thats the kiss of death the next timeout though

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[JohnCopeman]

Original Vision 110

[JohnCopeman]

Seriously though I don't think the detail on the freebie is much different to the real thing.

[Mark_Houghton]

Seriously though I don't think the detail on the freebie is much different to the real thing.

Copies don`t have the pointed part of the gill cover and the texture John

[peteren]

a while back I hit a snag and pulled this out, no markings, wondering what it is

measurements are 130mm and 20 grams

whoever owned this had it rigged up to a 1oz weight like perch dropshot style. It seemed like they were just dragging it along the bottom. Crazy.

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Maybe

rigged up to a 1oz weight like perch dropshot style. It seemed like they were just dragging it along the bottom. Crazy.

- isn't so crazy after all?

On rivers in winter, I generally find "grinding" lures slow near bottom, best for pike. I mainly use shads and spinnerbaits with upturned hooks to minimise snagging.

I haven't tried lead at end of trace with a neutral / slow float crank - but imagine it might be a good option.