A pro-staffer told me that they produce their own hooks in house.

Don't forget about the Lucky Craft LV 500.

If I'm following your story correctly it sounds to me like the only mistake on their part was sending you a tracking # a day or 2 before UPS actually picked up the order. You don't get any updates on your tracking and start calling them and sending them emails letting them know what a bad job they'v...

Cool, I have a little experience with the Grenade and the iSlide 185. I like the looks of that i-Jack.

What is the bait below the Grenade in the bottom pic?

I was watching the live coverage of the last Elite tournament on Havasu and noticed Edwin Evers using what appears to be a Shimano Exsence DC. This is the only picture I could find but they showed it several times on the live coverage. I wouldn't have thought too much about it but I saw him using a ...

JLS sent me a tracking # this morning. I ordered mine at about 3am TX time.

Conqest 200 from Digitaka, entered Chicago customs on Feb 16 and still waiting. Ask and you shall receive. My Conquest was delivered today. Tracking never updated until after it was delivered. It has a duty bill on the package but my postman didn't say anything about it. I'm sure it will come up so...

Conqest 200 from Digitaka, entered Chicago customs on Feb 16 and still waiting.

I ordered a reel from Digitaka on the 13th, tracking has shown it in Customs in Chicago since yesterday, (16th). I'm hoping I don't get hit with a charge.

#2's on the 1.5. If you're going to go with short shank hooks, might as well go up a size. To me, it kind of defeats the purpose otherwise.

Here's some of the afternoon Livingston video

http://www.bassmaster.com/video/randy-h ... oon-charge

Livingston Lures is a sponsor of BASS. If Howell upgraded his catch on a Livingston bait, you can bet it will show up on the telecast this weekend. BASS wants Livingston to get all the coverage they can.

All the video I've seen only shows the Rapala. The bottom deeper diver is the Livingston prototype that he was supposedly using to catch some of his fish.

Check out the CL8 Bait Clacker. They make a 5" and a 7" with a 9" coming soon. They are well made baits that aren't too heavy and don't cost a fortune.