I agree with Pete.....intended to hit the water once they swim its time to give them a beating! I like to make the plugs look as good as I can....take alot of pride in the work.....but at the end of the day they are intended to be tortured, scratched, banged up and tooth marked! I don't know which I like better.....brand new out of the package or after a seasons worth of torment! Once the plug begins to aquire the scars of the season they begin to act like a kind of scrap book of your season!! If you collect plugs....as I do....thats great! I collect a few here and there as a way to keep in touch with the history and heritage of surf fishing.....I don't collect them as a point of value or with a collectible mentality! To each his own......but they are made to be fished!
PS-was lucky enough to buy 2 BM Cowboys at RISSA this past spring from SWE....$23.00 each! Worth it!
Beat them up!!