As Feelay says the cheap ones need tuning a lot most times. I have caught crappie on those cheap CB's in boxes on the bottom shelf from WM but only after tuning. I think you are better off going with Bandit 300 from their Specials, if you don't like the colors doctor them up with spray paint if nothing else. May not last long but do it again. My partner ScottV,goes whole hog with air brush and lots of colors, he does paint some fine, fine looking baits. And we do catch fish.