Would You Buy A Used Car From This Man? February 27, 2009How can you tell when a bass pro is lying? His lips are moving.Look carefully at this picture of Elite Series pro James Niggemeyer and the new Sexy Swimmer from Strike King. Without the benefit of a soundtrack or a caption you cant really tell whats going on, but its a scene youll rarely see with a professional angler in the middle of it.I went up and asked James to explain what he likes about the bait and why its better than comparable items from other manufacturers. His response was to tell me that he hadnt fished it yet (that bait is one of the first six off the production line) and that I should ask someone else at Strike King for an explanation.Let me get this straight – a bass pro deferring on an opportunity to run his yap? Unwilling to lie through his teeth to explain why his sponsors product is the greatest thing since crunchy peanut butter and beer in a can? Cmon, man, at least give me the song and dance about “superior components” and “decades of on-the-water testing and refinement.”Nope. None of that.The bottom line is that when James tells me a product is good at some point in the future, Ill believe him.There is some integrity left in a world largely comprised of patch pirates, ship jumpers and sponsor whores. Id buy a boat, a truck or a bait from James with confidence.
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