The bait is very similar to the slab bandits, but it has some differences. The slab bandit looks similar to other baits as well. I have said it before and I will say it again. Crappie baits are so small that it is hard to make many changes and still make affective fish catching baits. Someone, somewhere has thought about a lot of the designs before most of them have been made in the first place. Some people do not have the capabilities to make the molds. I can tell you I have thought about that design years ago. If I had the money and a way to make the molds, there would be so many out that anything would resemble one of them. Basstackle is a great mold maker, as well as the others who make molds. They offer us great products and by them making similar molds it keeps the prices affordable and allows them all to make a little money to feed their families. I say we let the mold makers settle any issues between themselves and in the meantime enjoy the great products they all produce