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Can't really comment on pricing as I haven't purchased any as of yet, but I did get two samples recently and started pouring and dipping some soon to be Bass buster material. Lurecraft 60/40 blend(pint) and MF regular(pint) showed up quickly as expected. Thank god Jeff at MF sent small samples of violet pearl brilliant and white pearl powder coloring along with black, silver and hologram silver sample flakes. I didn't even think about, nor mention, sample coloring when I called them. Thanks again Jeff! The texture and action of the MF suites my needs very well for pouring my designs. The smell is different than the Lurecraft, yes, but I can live with it for now because I'm not pouring that many as of yet. The MF seemed to pour thicker than the LC, but this could be some form of opperator error or garage temperature on my end. After testing the MF, I heated some LC, after stirring up the settling and shaking the hell out of the pint. I think it got a little thinner than the MF so it poured a little easier. I let the molds sit for awhile then pulled the baits out. I knew immediatley the action on the LC plastic was way to "loose" for my taste. I even gave them 24 hours to "harden" some. Nope, no change. It also didn't seem to take the imprint (grooves, etc.) quite as good as MF. The texture was too soft for me. I'm using the LC for dipping learning. I like the plastic for making a tube, but I want the texture harder I think. I'm kinda waiting for a final judgement because my tailsplitter isn't operational yet. Haven't tried dipping with the MF yet, so no opinions there.

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You can save yourself some money and just buy a good knife and some sandpaper. Then just carve out your shape and sand. Plus, you can stick all of that in your pocket so when you go visit the inlaws, or you're sitting on the deck with a cold beer, etc., you can carve out a couple of baits. If you are hesitant to carve your own, I posted a tutorial a while back in the tutorials section that will give you some guidance. It's really pretty easy. The hard part about carving your own is putting the knife down once you get started. Gene