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Originally posted by Mr. Sandman
The cost alone to get a patent on a single plug, lure or jig will be daunting to must plug builders. So what you're saying....it is a free-for-all just don't use the same trademark name.
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Yeah, pretty much. Most lures have the general shape of a fish, after all
Even with names, sometimes they just change a letter or two. Years ago, there was a big brouhaha between Atom ("Striper Swiper") and Creek Chub ("Striper Striker"). Two almost identical looking poppers with similar names. Dunno how that turned out, maybe Flap does?
Tony Spina used to market his Lex danny-style swimmer as the "Dani" and maintained that he named it after his granddaughter Danielle. And remember when SOL used to sell his polaris-style lure called the "SOLaris"? He called his stubby needlefish the "Stumpy".