Striper Fishing Tackle Testimonials

Being saltwater striper fishing tackle and custom fishing lure manufacturers we frequently enlist the services of other anglers to test our saltwater fishing lures to gain an unbiased opinion of the quality of our products. As avid anglers fishing the Chesapeake Bay for many years we have had the opportunity to befriend or become associated with numerous reputable charter boat Captains that fish the Virginia and Maryland Chesapeake Bay areas. Below you can read actual statements and testimonials to the quality, durability, and productivity of our striper fishing lures.

Thank You Captains, Family, and Friends

We would like to take this time to thank all of the Captains, Family, and Friends that have helped us over the years with direction and input to get us to the point we are at. With out their assistance and input, this site would not be possible.

It has been a fantastic journey working individually with each one of them. Having great friends, wonderful loving and supporting family members, and to top it all off, some of the Top Charter Boat Captains around standing behind you and your product is priceless.

Take the time to visit their web sites, as there is a wealth of information out there. Better yet, book a charter with one of them, you won't be disappointed. Tell them David Conley (AKA Gadget) from Custom Terminator Lures sent you.

David at Custom Saltwater Lures

Fishing Lure Product Endorsements

I have used Dave's Custom Saltwater fishing lures for about 2 years and they are some of the best striper fishing lures I have ever used. These lures are professionally made and designed to withstand a beating. Dave has been prompt and courteous with my orders and i recommend him without hesitation.

For example, one day in late January 2005, Dave's Custom Saltwater lures caught the "Jil Carrie" crew a trifecta of a 54 lb., a 55 lb., and a 56 lb. striped bass. The 56 pounder measured an incredible 53 inches! These three "Beasts from the east" were featured on the front page of The Sportsman's Magazine in March 2005.

Captain Jim Brincefield
www.captjim.com

I have been using the Custom Saltwater Lures for over a year now and I have been very pleased with the lures quality and dependability. The paint on these lures holds up very well. David has designed a great lure that not only catches the eye of the fisherman it also catches fish. I feel that the Custom Saltwater Lures will keep catching fish because David is always out trying to make a better product, as he calls it research and development, but most people call it fishing. Custom Saltwater Lures are first class lures and so is the company that makes them.
Cpt. Chandler Hogg

Captain Hoggs Charters
Smokin' Gun
www.captainhoggscharters.com

I've used a lot of striper lures and rigs, but I've not found one that will stand up to the punishment of thirty to fifty stripers a day like Dave's Custom Saltwater Lures. The eye's, paint, and hair stands up to the abuse like no other striper fishing lure I've used. If you're fishing for that trophy of a lifetime, don't settle for less than Custom Saltwater Lures, they work.

Captain Ryan Rogers
www.chesapeake-fishing.com/midnightsun

We have fished the Chesapeake Bay for stripers for over forty years. One of our major complaints was that we could not find a striper lure that would stand up to the rigors of day-to-day trolling. After a couple days of use, the paint would chip, the ties would unravel, and the hooks would rust. Most of today's striper lures are very pretty but are made to catch fisherman instead of fish. Not so with Custom Saltwater Lures. Not only do they stand up to abusive day-to-day use, they catch fish. Custom Saltwater lures have a hardened finish that won't chip, crack or fade and they are hand wrapped. (We have yet to have a tie unravel.) We're converts. Try them once and you will never use another brand of fishing lure - guaranteed!

Captains Kenny and Bruce George
www.captainkenny.com

When fish are feeding hard, they will bite anything. When the going gets tough, watch the lure they start biting first. The Custom Saltwater Striper Lures are the ones they start on every single time.

Captain Danny Crabbe running the Charter Boat Kit II, with 30 plus years experience in fishing the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean.

Captain Danny Crabbe
www.crabbescharterfishing.com

David and I have fished together for years, the Spider Webb has been the testing ground for many of his striped bass lures. David's Custom Saltwater lures are the highest quality on the market. The finish, the hair, the eyes are all unbeatable. When it comes to trolling for trophy rockfish on the Spider Webb the only lure you'll find is the Terminator.

The proof is on the wall at Rose's Crab House in Kilmarnock, Va. A 58 pound monster rockfish caught off of Va. Beach in Jan. 2005. Of course hanging along with the fish is the CUSTOM SALTWATER LURE that brought him to the boat.

Captain Carroll Webb
www.chesapeake-fishing.com/spiderwebb

I have fished all over the world, chasing anything and everything that swims in bays and oceans, for the past 25 years. I have seen it all when it comes to rigs and lures.

I met David last year after a tournament in Va Beach, VA. David asked me if I would be willing to look at some of his striper lures. I said sure, so we went out to his truck, and David retrieved a lure and a HAMMER. In amazement I watched David hit this lure about 10 times. (Not easy hits, but hard blows with this hammer). After all that beating, David gave me the lure, and asked if I could find any chips or missing paint. The lure was dented, but I found no chips or missing paint. David then gave me several Custom Saltwater Lures to test here at Virginia Beach.

After the final count for the 2004-2005 season for my Charter Boat the Fin Seeker. We had 5 citations over 50lbs, and 8 citations over 40lbs, all caught on Custom Saltwater Lures. These lures are good looking, professionally tied, TOUGH, and catch fish. BIG FISH!!!!

Being in the Charter Business, we are always looking for better products. I finally have found that product. Custom Saltwater Lures are now my choice.

Captain Bob Robertson
Fin Seeker Charters
Va Beach, Va.

Gadget (AKA David) has been my full time mate for years now. Having a mate with Gadget's knowledge and experience in running the back of the boat always makes life easier on a captain. His drive and enthusiasm when it comes to fishing is a thrill to watch. He especially enjoys the rockfish shuffle. Ask him, he'll tell ya what it means.

Several years ago, David brought some of his striped bass lures from another boat he was working on to try on mine. They sure were pretty lures, but I was skeptical because of the eyes he was using. I said, are you trying to scare the fish with those things. Gadget replied, if they don't work nothing lost, just run the boat!! I just laughed at him, and pointed the boat towards N.C./V.A. State Line. We fish 6 to 8 lines, and David rigged his lures on two rigs on the way down. Once we settled down, the lines where set out, and the game was on. Within 5 minutes the port rod goes down, and what do I see is that funny looking lure coming to the boat with a 35lb Rockfish on the end of the hook. Minutes later the shot gun rod goes off, and 200 feet back, and the angler moans and groans for 10 minutes, finally David reaches down behind the stern and pulls over the transom a 43 LB fat striper with the other lure in its mouth. David just looks up at me and just smiles. We'll you can imagine what I'm thinking right about now. The results have been constant since that day.

For the last three years, we have caught more 30, 40 and 50 lb fish on Gadget's Custom Saltwater Striper Lures than any other lure out on the market. All we fish now on the Renegade is David's Custom Saltwater Lures. Nothing else is on the boat!! These striper fishing lures take the daily beating no other lure would withstand, and the eyes he uses do make that difference from catching and not catching. I would have never believed it that day when David brought them aboard, if I hadn't seen it for myself.

Captain Will Phillips
Renegade Sportfishing