and want to make a production or any other kind of mold or sell a bait to someone...DON"T TELL ANYONE OTHER THAN YOUR WIFE!! wait, err, yeah, you can tell her if you are getting along....
In the last 2 years i have experienced a real eye opening experience. Gave a 2 baits (one a plastic, the other a hard bait) that i was wanting to make to a couple of importers that said knew some people in China that could do it...well, "China" didn't work out (not a lot of money spent about $600 on prototypes)...and I learned something new about world geography, that Memphis,Tennessee and Arkansas are now be part of China, who knew?! As two companies, one in each state have made their version of my baits....one ultra successful!!
It's all on me, being trusting, gullible enough to believe my "secrets were safe"..just remember to "trust but verify" as least as much as possible!!! China, or anywhere else can knock your idea off via a cell phone or other ways in short order.