Matt,
I don't think you should wait. Never wait on lures that people want and you can sell. As you mentioned, if you have time...I would like to extend my hand and offer our manufacturing capabilities. We currently manufacture lures for 3 other companies, all make swim bait...we have the factory in Mexico and we work with 2 factories in China.

And as far as Ken goes...all the lure companies that have come, some gone...have had very unique design aspects to their lures. As long as you concentrate on what got you into designing lures in the first place and believe in that...your lures will always shine. No matter what existing bait company comes up with or what "new" guy pops up on the seen. Good luck.

PS. Super Matt, no mean taken. Ask Jerry Rago why he got into the business?? And Jerry is a very good friend of ours. Castaic Soft Bait, Inc. has motivated a lot of bait makers over the last 10 years...Just give me 2 more weeks.

Thanks,
Jason...

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