I have three baits now, two ROF5's and the ROF16. The ROF16 is sweet, the paint doesn't have any problems at all. The first ROF5 I got is having some kind of paint problem. If you hold the bait in your hand to tie it on, the paint gets all over your hand. I got it from Tacklewarehouse and they are going to handle it for me. Ken stands behind his product, so if you got one that is peeling off and getting all mushy on the paint, talk to whoever you bought it from. No bait is bullet proof, and I expect a painted rubber bait to lose some paint on fish and whatever, but if it's just falling apart, then it's worth it to talk to the mfgr about getting it replaced. I have a feeling that bait will get bit with or without paint, since with paint missing it still looks a lot like a beat up, dying planter trout :)