Jack

Mods, please remove this message. I did not intend for this to turn into a bash Andrew Hinkle post. I just wanted to know if this was his normal way of notifying customers and having them pay. Thanks

After sending several emails to Andrew Hinkle about ordering a shad glide, I received a reply asking to pay for the blank bait via Pay Pal FF. He said that these would ship in March or April. I'm just curious if anyone else received this type of email and if this is normal procedure with him or if someone possibly hacked my email and sent it. . Thanks SU.

Don't know about the Nego. I do know that when referring to God, 1. the G is an upper case G. 2. Blaspheming the name of God is a sin. 3. Fear God!

It's all about the hype. Deps did this same thing back in the day. Release a few then you can't get them for a while, then release some more and then, you can't get them for a while, make a limited release and then you can't get them for a long time. It is a marketing scheme. If you think that you can't get the bait or that the manufacturer is not going to be able to keep up with demand it does 2 things. One it keeps the interest up in the bait. The bait may not even be that great of a bait, but if it is marketed this way it seems like everyone HAS TO HAVE ONE!. Two, it drives the prices up ,up, up. Let's be real, the bait probably shouldn't cost more than about $30.00 . But, make a "limited supply", watch what the demand is for resale, raise the retail price and release another "limited supply" and just keep playing the game until the retail price gets way up there and then you flood the market with the bait and they make their BIG PAY DAY and all of a sudden you can get one any time you want one. Marketing scheme! AND LOOK.............IT WORKS. We will all be holding our breath waiting for the next "drop".

Don't dip it in acetone! Use a q-tip and dip it into the acetone and use it to wipe the finish off. I have done several Deps 175's this way. If you are patient and don't put too much acetone on at one time and don't spend too much time rubbing one place on the bait it will come off and not fog.

Sweet looking bait and great story. Post pics of the catches!

Great season Brian!

I'm super Jealous. By the time I got to the website they were out. Bummer!!!! Anyone know when the next release might be????

I have an e6x 965c. I wont throw treble hook baits on it. Not enough tip or parabolic bend. It is fine for Jig hook soft plastics and some A-rig applications.

Too rich for my blood! I'll wait on the next drop of 6" Citizens!