I have four of the Punkers; two standard and two Jrs. Two are custom painted and the other two are stock. Like others have said; all hardbaits get beat up by the hooks. I fish my baits hard, almost every trip; and have caught some fish over 8 on them. All I do when I see the hooks are starting to mark up the bait; is cover the area with clear fingernail polish. This only takes a few minutes and I can do it after I'm done fishing when I get home. Not a big deal. All of my Punkers have hook marks and teeth marks; but they are still in very good shape. But I have used the nail polish on all of them MORE than a few times. It does help though and makes the baits a lot more durable; even the custom colored ones. These are some of my favorite topwater baits; if not my favorite.

Take care