Well i wonder what could cause it to pill off

^ I doubt it was the saltwater. I use a spook over 80% of the time I'm in the saltwater and I have had no finish issues- ever.

For that matter, I'm heading to the salt in my kayak this morning and the spook that's tied on is one I have had for about a year and a half. I go inshore fishing about 3-4 times a month. That's alot of salt.

And alot of reds and trout that thing has caught!

Jfr - I went out and threw a spook all day yesterday and caught multiple species of salt fish- lady fish, jack crevelle and my full limit of spotted sea trout including this over slot 25" sow. ... all on that bone spook Jr in the bottom of the pic.