Florida Road Trip 2013

[OldTimer]

(01-28-2014 05:16 PM)MuskieBait Wrote:  I was chatting with someone the other day about quality of gear...basically it boils down to...

"If they (companies) make such good quality gear that last and last, how many products can they sell each year? Not a lot"

Which is what we're seeing here.

If the lures are not constructed as well, it forces you to buy more.

Yes - but there are still a few who have not changed their designs from the original issues - Mepps, Williams, Dardevle, Little Cleo, Kastmaster, etc.

and yes - most names I mention are all metal construction, unlike topwater plugs, that we anglers snag up and lose frequently on the bottom prompting replacement. I prefer this mode of driving sales.

I would rather feel foolish for snagging up a lure and losing it - than tossing a relatively new lure away due to poor re-designs, sloppy fabrication standards and ineffective quality control........... or worse - greed.

OT