The market has exploded beyond my ability to be able to cover. My prinary observations are that while there are some good products among the newcomers, there is a whole lot of stuff being produced and sold at premium prices which just isn’t much good at all. Some of the stuff shows a fundamental lack if understanding of lure design. This is particularly the case with stickbaits where there is a lot of rubbish in the market today. Some of this stuff looks wonderful. Beautifully finished but they just don’t swim well.
If I was to look at lures I would actually recommend, I would have difficulty moving away from the lures contained in this guide currently. I would note that I do not believe that the Shell Shaping lures are as good as before. There have been issues with the wiring in the Craftbaits in recent years. Fullscales are no longer being made by Chris Young so I cannot express any opinion on whether they are as good as before. Skagit are no longer in production.
