2 hours ago, cgolf said:

I will say his responses and how he handled this thread had me add some Rage Menace grubs to try on to what I hope will be an order this weekend. I had taken them off the list, but this thread made me change my mind. I like to buy products from good companies and good people, he seems to fit that so I am in.

I've met Big O in person twice at the Classic in Tulsa. Last time he joined us for dinner after he finished up at the Expo. Nothing short of a class act. He even took the time to talk to my buddy for over an hour about fishing Lake Fork because he was going down there the next month, and my buddy ended up catching his new PB following his advice. 

8 hours ago, Smokinal said:

I thought about this the other day Deak; good point. I, as many others, are members of different forums in different hobbies...ie, bodybuilding, musclecars, mercury outboard forum, Rugar forum and the list goes on. I can't think of another forum where I have the ability to contact a designer like Big-O. And to have him reply as professionally as he does and share his knowledge is something you don't get every day. I tip my hat to him.

 

Salute!

+1 to Big-O on his responses and contributions to this thread.  Members are getting into a my lure is better than your lure tiff but he's stayed professional and has talked about what his bait/design has to offer instead of disparaging the competition.  Both baits will stand on their own merits, a I'll definitely give the Rage Swimmers a chance to win my tackle money.

On ‎5‎/‎21‎/‎2016 at 8:42 AM, Hogsticker said:

In my experience Strike King doesn't have near the quality control of Keitech or any other high end Japanese hard or soft bait manufacturer for that matter. You're talking mass produced vs massively produced. The Rage tail baits are great producers and we're a genuine design, but aside from that I haven't been too impressed with much of anything from Strike King. I think for the most part it boils down to what you have tied onto the end of your line the most, and for a lot of folks that's Strike King. I'll stick with my Keitechs and you guys can send me pics of all the massive fish you slay on these new knock offs. 

Ever take a look at the Zoom Fat Alberts?  Talk about a lack of quality control.  The bodies are misshapen, dented, and inconsistent.  Most of 'em look like seconds.  But you know what, they catch fish, and plenty of them.  The last time I looked they didn't award "style points" for the best looking, most accurate production of fishing baits.  All a fisherman wants to know is, do they catch fish.

Take a look at Lunker Cities Swimming Ribster.  It looks much like the Keitech Impact line of baits.  A friend of mine "discovered" the Swing Impact and found them to be extremely productive.  Then we got some Lunker City Swimming Ribsters.  On some days, they'd out fish the Keitech, other days the Keitech were the better producers.  All in all, I'd call it a draw.

But, I found a bait I prefer to either of the 4" (approx.) mentioned above.  It's the Lunker City Grubster, 2.75" Clear Water bait.

Eco Pro also now offers a 4" ribbed paddle tail lure.  It retails for like $3.50.  I picked up a pack during the TW sale frenzy and will report back once I fish them for a bit.  

On 5/24/2016 at 5:32 PM, deaknh03 said:

Who said I was directing that at you?

Because you quoted a piece out of one of my posts directly...All good, even if you were to disagree, that is what boards are for...I respect everyone's opinion, and I know you do as well....I have been called worse than a Pilgrim so not a big deal...I was lost about the Mercedes however....All good, I always read your posts and you make lots of good points and give good info.

Thanks.