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Tm Customs,
Apr 20th 2007, #1
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calicokid,
Apr 21st 2007, #2
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Tm Customs,
Apr 21st 2007, #3
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59lbwsb,
Apr 21st 2007, #4
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Triton Mike,
Apr 22nd 2007, #5
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illini nate,
Apr 23rd 2007, #6
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Tm Customs,
Apr 23rd 2007, #7
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HILLBILLY1,
Apr 24th 2007, #9
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DBass,
Apr 25th 2007, #10
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Triton Mike,
Apr 25th 2007, #11
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EricM,
Apr 26th 2007, #12
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Triton Mike,
Apr 27th 2007, #13
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EricM,
Apr 28th 2007, #14
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Triton Mike,
Apr 29th 2007, #15
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calicokid,
Apr 29th 2007, #16
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Samurai TI,
May 01st 2007, #17
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SLM,
May 02nd 2007, #18
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HILLBILLY1,
May 02nd 2007, #19
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SLM,
May 02nd 2007, #21
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swimbait,
May 02nd 2007, #20
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TTCal,
May 03rd 2007, #22
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JohnMarino,
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Triton Mike | Sun Apr-22-07 11:48 PM |
Member since Jan 19th 2006
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#2054, "RE: Bull Bream and Trout Bait Pics..."
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Guys, just talked to the boys at Reaction Strike. This bait is a prototype. The Bull Bream will be available for retailers in about 60 days, but there will be some changes made to the bait.
Please understand that this is not a knockoff of the Shell Cracker. Prototyping on this bait started before the Shellcracker became available for sale. The bait was built from a plastic prototype. Also, it is 6 inches, not 5. It is 4 ounces, not 3. It is double jointed, not single jointed. It has a soft rubber tail, not lexan. It has a snakelike swimming action since it is a double jointed lure. I just talked to Rick and he said they are going to change the eyes, and very likely will make some tweaks to the color pattern as well.
Hope this helps, Mike
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swimbait | Wed May-02-07 11:01 AM |
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#2071, "RE: Bull Bream and Trout Bait Pics..."
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The subject of 'who copied who' has come up here before. It has come up again in this thread, and it will come up again in the future. This has been going on since day 1 of big bait fishing (anyone want to argue about who invented the AC Plug? ... oh please don't).
As a fisherman intent on catching bass, my thought around lures is "the more the merrier". The more variations, colors, and actions available the better when it comes to the basic goal of catching fish. If I owned a Rago Baby Tool, a BBZ-1, and this new Reaction Strike bait I would try all of them and and use whichever one caught the most fish. As it is, I don't own any of those three baits - but that is my approach generally with copy baits. I try them, I use what works.
Personal experience has shown me that it's usually the first guy who gets it right. That's why I still fish brush hogs. That's why I still fish senkos. That's why I still chuck the Huddleston Deluxe. But I do keep an open mind, and I do try new stuff, and I do review all the swimbait products I can get a hold of on calfishing.com because I'm trying to serve you, the consumer of this web site, with a complete and objective set of reviews.
This behavior hasn't endeared me to some of the swimbait makers out there who (rightfully) feel a very strong connection to their creations and get really upset when they are copied. I do understand the blood, sweat, and tears that go in to making a bait. I've tried on many occasions to make my own baits and I appreciate the difficulty. But what I don't do is get involved in the 'who copied who' fights. I'm just a fisherman, I'm not the patent office.
As far as this thread goes, if you guys want to have a reasonable conversation about this type of stuff, I can hang with that. I may sit here cringing when I see some of these posts because I've seen where posts like that have gone in the past. But as long as these posts don't degenerate in to name calling and calling each other out, they'll stay. I'm an optimist by nature and I'm going to hope that no posts have to be deleted in this thread. I happen to think that the people who visit and post on calfishing.com are a higher quality group when it comes to fishing, intelligence, and reasonable behavior. Please prove me right.
-Rob
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