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    #21
    I have had good luck with the menace grub and structure bug. The square bills are pretty good and I have caught fish on the series 6 crank baits. Lots of choices now for us and that is a good thing.

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    #22
    Jeff, I admire you for having the courage of your convection and going public with this information.

    I have no doubt that you are an honest individual and are being truthful in all aspects of your post.

    Best of luck to you going forward and without a doubt you will continue to be involved in doing great things within the fishing industry.

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    #23
    I thought the author or the piece was Sam Lashlee?
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    #24
    I have moved away from them as well, all I really like from them now is the red eye shad, and their square bills but I have had problems with the bills breaking on them as well so I have mostly gone to other brands for them as well.

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    #25
    Their quality problems, at least in their finished, go back way before the buyout. Red Eye Shad for example came out in 2008 and while I love the baits fish catching ability the finishes especially the chromed ones sucks. I have chromed Rat L Traps that are over 30 yrs old, caught a ton of fish, and still look good. Red Eye Shad catch 10 or so fish and the chrome is all scraped off.

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    #26
    My mistake, Jeff wasn't the author....since Jeff made the OP I'm confident it's true.

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    #27
    So when did this sale take place? I need to know if my SK baits are pre-sale or post-sale I don't keep up with these things much.

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    #28
    They made great products for a long time. Too bad the bean counters wreck everything just to make a couple per cent more margin.

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    #29
    Quote Originally Posted by BrianKF View Post
    So when did this sale take place? I need to know if my SK baits are pre-sale or post-sale I don't keep up with these things much.
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    #30
    Quote Originally Posted by ssmithboats View Post
    they quit paying you an you dont like the direction of the company thats about right?
    That's cold , but ....

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    #31
    Quote Originally Posted by LTZ25 View Post
    That's cold , but ....
    Cold? Maybe. True? I'd bet on it.

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    #32
    Sounds like pretty much ever single company, make crap and charge more. Nobody makes things to last, there is no money in that.
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    #33
    Blah blah blah. Sam has a big ego. “Look at me! I am quitting!” He posted it on more than one group page on FB. Move on clown…. Does anyone know who he is?

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    #34
    1 ex-employee (clearly unhappy) with only anecdotal statements & opinion. Not saying he is wrong but my SK baits seem fine as always.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 06 SB View Post
    Blah blah blah. Sam has a big ego. “Look at me! I am quitting!” He posted it on more than one group page on FB. Move on clown…. Does anyone know who he is?
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    #36
    Heck, KVD, the face of SK's products, especially the crank baits, was always telling people to change out the hooks on the cranks for as long as I can remember.

    And the statement about the average fisherman not knowing how to tune a crank is laughable.

    The dude definitely had an axe to grind.

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    #37
    Quote Originally Posted by Quillback View Post

    And the statement about the average fisherman not knowing how to tune a crank is laughable.
    You better know how to tune a crankbait if you ever fish a Bill Normans as in 40 years I have yet to see one run straight out of the packaging.

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    #38
    Quote Originally Posted by Phoenix Jim View Post
    the rage bug products are awesome
    Have to agree with this statement.

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    #39
    So how long did it take him to become honest?

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    #40
    Thanks. Now I remember it being discussed here but didn't pay much attention back then.

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