TM have you actually used them yet? If so, what is your personal impression?
I got a few from Castaic last week and have just started throwing them. I really like the action on the bait and have not had any of the problems addressed by others. The paint job is nice and though the wiggle isn't "trout-like" persay it is very fishy. I've casted mine for several days and done some trolling and they've held up fine. I've not landed a fish yet but did get crushed while trolling it. I've been using all 8 inchers so far. I was concerned when I first got the bait because the joints are pretty thin and other people were talking about having trouble with them but after throwing the bait for a little while I'm pretty confident that it will hold up to some fish.

Matt