Joe Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Well, I just returned from Branson and Chicago. Talk about two different life styles. At one, there were Bass Boats everywhere, at the other, not one boat was seen. I picked up a couple of baits at the different Flea Markets in the Branson area. One was a Rapala minnow style balsa bait and a Poe's Elite flat sided bait. I'm not sure,but I think the bait is cedar. I also found a handmade flat sided crank, much like the one's made by folks on this site. The baits all sold $2.00 - $3.00 so I couldn't pass them up. The quality of the handmade bait was far superior to that of the two factory baits. The Poe's bait looked like it had been made by a six year old. Nothing was straight and the body itself was not carved properly and not balanced one side to the other. The Rapala was not quite as bad, but you can see time was not taken in the building of these baits. It's like Skeeter and others have said, the big companies do not take the time to put out a quality product like the guy's on this site. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
