jon thats what got me making my own lures, i travel state wide trapping, including wyo, and mexico trapping. when you move in a area first off you never know how many trappers was there before you and what type of bait and lure used.so to fix that problem i started making my own lures and baits.if you make your own then you know the animal has not wised up from it.also i tend to change lures every season but i will go back and reuse the same lure every other year.