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Plugs
I'm pretty annoyed with the plug situation right now. I couldn't find a particular plug from certain custom manufacturers, so I had to settle for a "lesser" known manufacturer. BIG MISTAKE!!!!!! The package arrives, me opens the box, only to get spurred by a treble with only 1 protector tube on it (2 trebles 1 protector mind you). Obviously this caught my attention so I decided to closer inspect the lure. This is what I found:
1. uneven coats of paint I can faintly see wood
2. various black spots (big dust specks), smudges, between the paint and top coat.
3. the rear end of the plug was chipped, painted and top coated over.
4.partial finger print on the belly, from touching the plug before epoxy was dry.
5.belly grommet bent and improperly seated.
Now I expect a lure to get beaten up and battle scarred, but to come from the maker like that is unacceptable. I have a negative first impression of this man's product. I don't know him or know of him personally, but going by the plug I purchased, it's not good people.
Lessons Learned:
1. P*ss poor planning. Had I purchased plugs in the fall/winter instead of waiting for spring, I wouldn't have to settle for leftovers.
2. Never lower my standards and settle for less because it's available or in-stock.
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