Shaunfishon Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 ABT= A Bait Thief. I will wait for the Real Hinkle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggfeast Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Glad I never bought or will buy ABT lures. I already hate they made their knock-off Lunker Punker, and now this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilcatfish Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Glad I never bought or will buy ABT lures. I already hate they made their knock-off Lunker Punker, and now this. In ABT's defense, one could say a Punker was a rip off of a spook or a jackpot. That said this glide bait is shameful if it truly was molded from the Hinkle El_Weruso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggfeast Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Glad I never bought or will buy ABT lures. I already hate they made their knock-off Lunker Punker, and now this. In ABT's defense, one could say a Punker was a rip off of a spook or a jackpot. That said this glide bait is shameful if it truly was molded from the Hinkle I do see that the Punker could be a rip-off of an original "walk-the-dog" style bait, but the spook and jackpot are both really shaped like cigars or cylindrical, where as the Punker has the "belly" on it or oblong shape, which I believe helps it "swim" a little better when you walk it. The ABT Dirty Jackass is obviously taking the shape of the Punker which is why I don't like it. At least there "DD2" is original, at least from what I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomama Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 #fishbeef all up in this place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midsouth Swimbaits Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Dang thats so screwed up. Now please send all your ABT lures to me (PM for address) I will gladly throw to gar and catfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrystowing Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 As the worm turns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilog Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 What ABT did is pretty lame. Hinkle not responding to emails and a two year waiting list is also lame. Gancraft had the original two-piece glide bait so I guess everyone is ripping off the Japanese, even Rago. El_Weruso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 When your dealing with a one man show I cant understand how guys get all turnt up over a wait list being long. Its just how it goes. How hard can a guy work. Full time job, Life, Fishing and making baits. If the demand is great you either have to sell out and have them massed produced, which wont be like the original or quite the day job to make baits and if you have a good day job and like money, isnt really an option. I feel like we are all pretty lucky to even get a shot at a bait like a hinkle. There are so many amazing baits guys craft up that smoke fish that we will never even have a chace to see unless someone blows it up. Most bait makers IMO start selling baits because peopl request it. I never pushed a bait of mine, but after a while people started asking for them. Then when you do offer what you can make to the public someones not gonna be happy because they cant get one or they are over priced or you wont paint the color they want. Its a cant win, catch 22 for guys who are in it to make a quality bait all by hand. I understand frustration but it is what it is. ABT is trying to swoop in and corner a small market with a bootleg. And then claim they have the best glide on the market.... uhhhh I think the 250 has proven its definitely the best producing glide on or off the market, not to mention teeners caught on hinkles and mothers. Just insane how shameless one guy can be Darth Baiter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R8R Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 When your dealing with a one man show I cant understand how guys get all turnt up over a wait list being long. Its just how it goes. How hard can a guy work. Full time job, Life, Fishing and making baits. If the demand is great you either have to sell out and have them massed produced, which wont be like the original or quite the day job to make baits and if you have a good day job and like money, isnt really an option. I feel like we are all pretty lucky to even get a shot at a bait like a hinkle. There are so many amazing baits guys craft up that smoke fish that we will never even have a chace to see unless someone blows it up. Most bait makers IMO start selling baits because peopl request it. I never pushed a bait of mine, but after a while people started asking for them. Then when you do offer what you can make to the public someones not gonna be happy because they cant get one or they are over priced or you wont paint the color they want. Its a cant win, catch 22 for guys who are in it to make a quality bait all by hand. I understand frustration but it is what it is. ABT is trying to swoop in and corner a small market with a bootleg. And then claim they have the best glide on the market.... uhhhh I think the 250 has proven its definitely the best producing glide on or off the market, not to mention teeners caught on hinkles and mothers. Just insane how shameless one guy can be From a bait maker who is a 1 man show. Telling the truth about truths Darth Baiter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrystowing Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Hands down the 250 is MY best swimbait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilog Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 When your dealing with a one man show I cant understand how guys get all turnt up over a wait list being long. Its just how it goes. How hard can a guy work. Full time job, Life, Fishing and making baits. If the demand is great you either have to sell out and have them massed produced, which wont be like the original or quite the day job to make baits and if you have a good day job and like money, isnt really an option. I feel like we are all pretty lucky to even get a shot at a bait like a hinkle. There are so many amazing baits guys craft up that smoke fish that we will never even have a chace to see unless someone blows it up. Most bait makers IMO start selling baits because peopl request it. I never pushed a bait of mine, but after a while people started asking for them. Then when you do offer what you can make to the public someones not gonna be happy because they cant get one or they are over priced or you wont paint the color they want. Its a cant win, catch 22 for guys who are in it to make a quality bait all by hand. I understand frustration but it is what it is. ABT is trying to swoop in and corner a small market with a bootleg. And then claim they have the best glide on the market.... uhhhh I think the 250 has proven its definitely the best producing glide on or off the market, not to mention teeners caught on hinkles and mothers. Just insane how shameless one guy can be I agree with you. I appreciate hand made baits from one-man shows such as yourself. In fact, your wake bait is my favorite wake I own. But not replying to emails is not cool in any type of business. Being on a waiting list I understand too, even two years. What is frustrating is seeing people "in the know" getting baits before those who have been waiting a long time. And please, someone tell me the last time any bait maker had a new innovation with a swimbait? El_Weruso and Darth Baiter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedonnguyen Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 this is part of their supposed mold someone pointed out the seam and the major difference in the scaling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 When your dealing with a one man show I cant understand how guys get all turnt up over a wait list being long. Its just how it goes. How hard can a guy work. Full time job, Life, Fishing and making baits. If the demand is great you either have to sell out and have them massed produced, which wont be like the original or quite the day job to make baits and if you have a good day job and like money, isnt really an option. I feel like we are all pretty lucky to even get a shot at a bait like a hinkle. There are so many amazing baits guys craft up that smoke fish that we will never even have a chace to see unless someone blows it up. Most bait makers IMO start selling baits because peopl request it. I never pushed a bait of mine, but after a while people started asking for them. Then when you do offer what you can make to the public someones not gonna be happy because they cant get one or they are over priced or you wont paint the color they want. Its a cant win, catch 22 for guys who are in it to make a quality bait all by hand. I understand frustration but it is what it is. ABT is trying to swoop in and corner a small market with a bootleg. And then claim they have the best glide on the market.... uhhhh I think the 250 has proven its definitely the best producing glide on or off the market, not to mention teeners caught on hinkles and mothers. Just insane how shameless one guy can be I agree with you. I appreciate hand made baits from one-man shows such as yourself. In fact, your wake bait is my favorite wake I own. But not replying to emails is not cool in any type of business. Being on a waiting list I understand too, even two years. What is frustrating is seeing people "in the know" getting baits before those who have been waiting a long time. And please, someone tell me the last time any bait maker had a new innovation with a swimbait? I think the fins on the new MCL wake are innovative as heck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBaitStripers Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 this is part of their supposed mold [attachment=1]10600435_10204900000206396_6016987852920625500_n.jpg[/attachment] someone pointed out the seam and the major difference in the scaling [attachment=0]10360694_10202547581758790_1080752778680402964_n.jpg[/attachment] Pretty easy to see where they added the extra inch to the bait. Looks like a 3rd grader carved the additional length they added to the Hinkle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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