They remind me of a 10x10 needle I have, rough but it caught tons of fish. The eyes on the 10x10 are those little white reinforcing thingies you put on papers in a three ring binder just stuck on. Or some of Brad "Hawghunter" Porchners plugs with the goopy coatings and randomly spray painted finishes. Didn't and doesn't matter to the fish they ate them as fast as any perfectly finished plug.
Dennis I think it's more a case of who is on the other end of the line if you know what I mean, I know it is in your case.
John has come a long way from when he had a booth behind the Gibbs booth at the armory in Braintree at the MSBA show in the early 90's.