Junk or not able to stant up to the violent strikes it draws? Every one is complaining about how a fish wrecked their bait. Seems to me this bait is doing its job. It is drawing strikes, and from the sounds of it some pretty violent strikes. lots of times smaller fish will tail grab a bait if you swing on one of those you will most likely lose your tail on most baits. You might try and wait until you feel the weight of the fish befor you swing. This gives fish a chance to get the whole bait in its mouth. You will miss a few bites this way but they will most likely be smaller fish. If one of those six bites was a 10+ I bet you would feel a little different.