A while back, the company that makes my (And many of your) favorite trout lures decided to switch its base of manufacturing from Italy to China which resulted in a new Chinese version that performs about as well as dragging a pork chop through the water column.
While I plan to write about this discovery a couple years ago, as well as the ensuing e-mail battle with the company in great detail, I noticed yet another idea of theirs crapped out on them.
Soon after the lures became communist, they decided to come out with a spinner made out of stainless steel (which I must admit caught my interest initially) with a price tag of $7.99 per lure. That is right, eight bucks for a trout spinner that --if you are fishing the way you should be-- very well could end up in a creekside tree the first time it is cast.
Well, said lure has found its way into the Cabelas bargain basement, and you know what that means.
Stainless steel Panther Martin on the cheap
I am still kind of tempted to buy one, just to see what a $7 trout spinner feels like, kind of like in Pulp Fiction when John Travolta just HAS to see what a "five-dollar shake" tastes like.
Anyway, fear not as I have found a replacement lure that is far-beyond worthy. A through-blade spinner (like the Panther Martin) made in a shop in Tillamook, Oregon with all American components (other than the Gamakatsu hook, which I am more than fine with) that performs better than EITHER version of the Panther Martin, and wait till you see the price.
Check out these spinners at www.wyldedge.com
Monday, January 25, 2010
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Two points I would like to make. First of all, I could not agree with you more on your assessment of the "chinese PM's. I have some and while they might work, they are not what they once were and fishing results have tumbled big time. Mass quanities and below par workmanship will do that every time.
Secondly, I could not agree with you more on the "excellent quality and workmanship of the Wyld Edge spinners". I am very willing to have this line of spinners to be the first out of my pocket on the streams in my area. They are everything their cracked up to be and more. American made and priced right. This is a win - win situation for us that love to fish with spinners.
Oh, and a question for you. Would you be interested in exchanging links with me on my blogroll? Appreciate the consideration!
I work in the U.S manufacturing industry. Chinese made products are made of cheaper material along with ultra cheap labor. I pay at least $10.00 per hour for employment wages and I have seven guys working here. Those same employees in China would make $5.00 a DAY and they work 13+ hours a day six days a week.
No environmental standards and no real labor laws. Can you imagine how much profit that Panther Martin lure makes in the US market now?
I don't know ... just my ramblings
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