I have a feeling that Jerry will be just fine. Even baits that look similar in design can often have very different actions and performance in the water. Just from watching the clip of the BBZ1 bait in the water it was apparent that it doesn't move like a Tool. I'm sure there will be a time and place for both, just like there's a time and place for so many other baits that we have.

If I know Jerry, he'll pull his hair out for a little while but then he'll sit down and think of something new and cool and in the end we as the fishermen will benefit from even more great product. Over the years Jerry has been one of the most prolific big bait makers (if not the most prolific) and I don't see him stopping now.

All the competition and the fighting about who copied who makes for drama on the internet but it also drives the guys who make the baits to produce the very best baits that they can. So as tiresome as the fighting gets, maybe it's not such a bad thing because in the end because it means when we go to the lake, we've got great baits to show the fish.

I personally love to try them all out, I love to review the baits, and I love to see what little things people come up with in their quest to make the best swimbaits. It wasn't that long ago that there were only a handful of luress available. Now there's dozens and dozens. For me the bottom line is that I like catching big fish, and the older I've gotten the more I've found it's pointless to be stubborn about using this bait or that. If the BBZ-1 works for me, I'll chuck it. I might have a Tool tied on at the same time too. Maybe I'll use an Okuma rod and a Shimano reel ... and wear a Big Hammer shirt while I chuck a Mattlures. If I want an opinion, I'll see what the fish think. It's all good.