Magmaster, if you in the position that these 3:16 hardbaits were not made available to you throughout the testing period and you had no prior exposure to the lure would you be paying $250 for these lures? It's a different story when your an average working guy and trying to justify a $250 lure instead of a new rod or reel. Personally I would never pay anywhere near that price for a lure because I loose so many. Just because someone does not believe in spending such a large amount of money on one lures doesn't make them any less of an angler.