No offense dude, but that's just supply and demand in a free market. There's nothing dishonest or unethical about re-selling a product for more than you paid for it. It's called capitalism.

What annoys me is I can't get the prices I need for my baits because guys are too used to paying $4.95 for a crankbait. It takes me 1 to 3 hours just to finish a single crank.

Would you want to make $1.50 an hour for a lure you made with your own hands??? I don't. I'd rather just give 'em to my friends. The good karma is worth a lot more.

In a perfect world, handmade crankbaits costing $30 and swimbaits costing $100 would be the norm. And guys would be happy to get them at all.

Chris