Uncle Billy,
I hope you enjoy them. I wish I could be as excited as you are about them. I absolutely love the REAL original Bagleys crankbaits. In particular, the original Killer B2. If Bagley still sold that bait, I'd be all over the $4.88 price tag. However, what they are calling a Killer B2 now is not the same as the original, and neither are any of the other "originals" that they are selling now. I also got a sour taste in my mouth for them when Bagley jacked the price on their crankbaits after the classic win, especially since what they were toting as a "original" design was nowhere close to a real original. I know every year the winning bait recieves a lot more press, and the price may increase as demand goes up, but Bagleys went from a low-mid priced crankbait (@ $5) to over $10 per lure almost overnight. I found that really rediculous, and I was disappointed in the design, shape and action of both the body and bills on these lures. If you are going to tote something as the "lure that won the classic", I think it should be built exactly to those specs, not a modified modern day version.
It's not that I mind paying more for a lure, but if I'm going to spend double the original cost, I want the original lure, or at least something that works as well as the original. I actually buy a pretty good copy of the original body style from someone else, who hand makes each lure, and charges $22 a pop. And although they are very expensive, they are worth every penny. I don't have many, but they never leave my boat. I just wish he made a copy of the KB2. Maybe this year (crossing my fingers).
However, should you happen to come across some REAL original Bagleys Killer B2's in either gold foil, silver foil, or chartruese with a brown back, I'd be willing to buy almost every one you can get your hands on. I am down to 4 gold foils, 3 chartruese/browns, and I am totally out of silver foils. I cherish the ones I own, and I'm really careful when I tie my knots. :lol:
I hope you enjoy the ones you get Bill!
All the best,
Glenn
