Portrait- Peter Pakula

[Marrakai]

Here is a good pic of Peter Pakula at his workbench, circa 1994.
Although he may never have carved a lump of cedar in his life, he is certainly one of Australia's best known and most successful lure designers and manufacturers!
Arguably, Peter's huge international following may well elevate him to the position of 'most successful Aussie lure maker of all time'!

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Also included is a photo taken a few years before at the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament,
in which Peter is the least interesting of the subject matter!

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C'mon now guys, I was referring to the skirt, not the skirt!


Magazine article to follow soon.

[Mully]

Peter is a member here and visits off and on as time permits might have to drag him here again to post some of his earliest lumps of plastic he is a icon in his own right for sure

[fish69blue]

Nice post on Pete and well deserved.Regards Barry

[Lure-Nut]

Yep, great post ... think I put his lures in my top 10 from memory

[Mully]

i spoke with him last night im hoping he will be back soon to post some updates for us

[Marrakai]

Here is a representative magazine article on Pakula Lures, there were plenty around at the time! (Still are!)
Enjoy!

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[Peter Pakula]

I saw this post quite a while ago, but had no idea what to say, anyway I've finally worked it out.............

Thanks :)

[Rellik-doc-rob]

I saw this post quite a while ago, but had no idea what to say, anyway I've finally worked it out.............

Thanks :)

G'day Pete...bet you wish you had the same body ....and hair colour. See you in a few weeks time.....Rob