ABSOLUTELY! i stand up to my balls in snow every winter test swimming stuff, and constantly improving. my lures have always been simple colors, but recently i have gotten a little fancy with the paint due to demand. i take a lot of pride in the fact that my stuff PERFORMS and catches a load of fish, keep em comin' charleston, they are great! maybe someday i can get one of your poppers to fish, mine is in a shadow box on my living room wall