Most lure design and paint is very generic.  SK, Bandit and Norman are some of the worst offenders in making generic blobs of plastic cranks.  Their get out of jail free card is that they are old or "classic" designed baits.  This is what the Livingston DM baits are.  Classic plastics based heavily on Norman designs with guts full of Livingston's tech.

 

The BPS Egg looks to be more impressively designed bait than the Pro Wake.  If were judging books by their covers, then the Livingston baits are very plain when put beside any JDM type bait or even BPS XPS. 

Current Livingston lures are plain looking, but the one Randy Howell was using was a prototype lure and it is a lot more modern and detailed.

 

just for fun i bought a cheap crank out of walmart 2 years ago that had the "flashing lights" .... i havnt caught so many hammerhandles and small walleye! lol... but for bass never a single one.

The Livingston Lures DM Jr. doesn't light up and the croak is extra, extra quiet.  I'd recommend passing on those cranks.

 

The Livingston Spook type bait is fantastic.  The croaking is significantly louder than my DM 14, 20 or DM Jrs and the red light is very bright.  I look forward to some warm water night time topwater action with that thing.

Randy said the dt6 was all he threw at the classic (Ike's colors)

Really thats what he said:  

http://www.bassmaste...fternoon-charge

 

Really thats what he said:  

http://www.bassmaste...fternoon-charge

lhaha he held up the bait "thing keeps croaking.... Put me in coach out me in!" Lololol

Ok I'll buy both or a few of each color wise.

 

The crankbaits, spooks, other hard baits have a unique sound to each different rattle. Some have on big ball, some have three balls. The bomber cranks have multiple tiny balls. The bomber gives off a softer, finer rattle sound. Even stuffin a worm rattle inside a money minnow will work too.

 

This is what the electronic sound is trying to mimic the rattle or noise of the fleeing baitfish. Now in the smaller places I fish the most sometimes a new different lure will work.