Just wondering here, teacher retirement is still a long way off but.....Do you have to have a special permit or license to produce and sell artificial lures? I have been dabbling in jig and fly tying and now I'm starting to fool around with plastics and was wondering if I wanted to start selling them when I retire if I needed something like that. I don't really want to go big cause it would cut into my fishing time, but maybe make a little for boat gas and such. Any info would be appreciated.

I was also wondering about bait names? Can they be copyrighted or are designs copyrighted or trademarked? I'd hate to step on anyones toes.