Nice stringer of fish there Brother Mike. I used to make such modifications all the time and always loved using different colors of "spike it" to add that deadly little colorful garlic-flavored touch to my soft baits when fishing for all species of sun fish. Surely with two great minds, such as you two, teaming up on bait research and development... crappies from coast to coast are shivering clear down to their tail fins. I look forward to seeing Bob's new baits that he's working on... because judging from his past work... I'm sure they will be awesome too.