The Osprey Pro Rig is just an idea we had to lengthen the life of the Osprey baits. The stinger hook was always an addition, but in September 2001 we came up with the tube, inline system. Uma-x and Osprey now offer a bait with a tube, they call it the Inline Series. We'll still continue to offer our customized version of the bait at BWW.

We recently got a Pro Rig Osprey returned by a customer, that caught 24 bass, and still was in one piece(barely). It looked like it got ran over by a Mack truck. I was more than happy to replace it for him just to have that beat-up bait to show customers.

Dunking plastic swimbaits in boiling water will not only help straighten the tails, but also works to soften the plastic so the bait swims better all round. Be careful though, getting the plastic too soft will make it tear really easily.

The most important swimbait repairing tool you can have on the boat is fishing glue. Most tears, rips, and gashes can be mended in a matter of minutes with this glue.