Jed,
The guys are right..It's vurtually impossible to build a bait that these critters couldn't tear up the finish,and paint..(unless of course it was built from steel,and I still wouldn't bet on it!!).
If you look in the boxes of seasoned Muskie,and Pike hunters you'll notice their "go too" baits are torn all to he--. I know as a Muskie fisherman my lures are going to get torn up..as a lure builder, thats a hard pill to swallow..Nathan