hey gangly, good assessment, i love a pop-r type bait, but i got to tell you the original pop-r by rebal, don't waste your money, the last few i have bought after catching 1 or 2 fish they wont float, the flashtail is falling apart, you may pay a little more for the excalibur, but your getting a much much better bait....hate to say that about pop-r's but their quality is the pits, not to mention you need to put a set of hooks on it right out of the package....OK rant over