brad- i agree with you, it seems people are willing to spend thousands of extra $$ to catch more fish but won't spend the extra $2 for bait.
i am 15 and i fish senko;s and senko knock off's. i always seem to catch more fish with the senko's and thats why i use them. however if i caught more fish on yum dingers or other knock off's that are cheaper then senko's it would be stupid to continue buying senko's
a lot of people on here said they never tried senko's because they could get the same thing for $2 less. well i think it would be well worth it to at least try them once and see if you like them better.
gary has the right to charge more he was the first to make them and i think most of his baits outfish knock off's, or the knock off's would soon catch on and charge more IMO
see you out on the water