Bill Lewis RatLtraps 100% made in America. The new square bill should but out soon. [video:youtube]Fishhound's How It's Made: Rat-L-Trap Lures: http://youtu.be/bp0eTsmy2yI[/video]

Bill Lewis RatLtraps 100% made in America. The new square bill should but out soon. [video:youtube]Fishhound's How It's Made: Rat-L-Trap Lures: http://youtu.be/bp0eTsmy2yI[/video]

Amazing that they do them by hand. I would have guessed that there was more automation in the process. Great video.

Bill Lewis RatLtraps 100% made in America. The new square bill should but out soon. [video:youtube]Fishhound's How It's Made: Rat-L-Trap Lures: http://youtu.be/bp0eTsmy2yI[/video]

That's a cool video about Rat L Trap! Now I know to call Marilyn when the paint on my traps starts falling off prematurely.

All BS aside, cool to see their old school style!

Its not the Chinese that made this happen...its our gov't, and the Chinese, amoungst others, just filled the gaps. Our gov't has allowed foreign companies to undercut US manufacturers on just about any product you can imagine.
Examples I'm very familiar with: Semiconductors (Japanese companies dumped their cheap products on the US, with no response from our gov't. Now only a few major semiconductor manufacturers are left...Texas Industries is one).
Tires: Kelly Springfield plant in Tyler closed the doors. (Hankook tires filled the gap).
Steel: Tyler Pipe Industries is closed. Lonestar Steel..likewise. (Japanese steel filled the gap).
Auto: I worked for MAG Industries located in Detroit....made auto and heavy machinery parts...now making brake pads. (Japan and Germany filled the gap).
Poor Mexico needed a special deal from the US so our gov't made NAFTA a reality. (Mexico took IBM, HP, and many other computer manufacturers. Now Mexico is one of the largest producers of aviation technology in the world...(Mexico just filled the gap our gov't made)
How does the gov't protect our jobs? They make 15 year long wars so the sons and daughters of America's middle class have something to do.
Face it folks....its not the Chinese or the Mexicans or the Japanese or the Germans....its us we made this happen. We better wise up to the politicians and their political parties or all of us will be out of work and headed for the middle east. God Bless America...we need it right about now

Good grief! All of the sudden, 'buying American' is not the 'smart thing to do'?
Sure, want the best product, no matter what, for the lowest price but, I do want a quality product, not some 'knock off junk'. Remember, wasn't long ago, American markets were flooded with 'knock off/poorly made' junk! All kinds of stuff....made cheap to sell cheap and fit the bill,"You get what you pay for!"
When, where I can, if there is a good brand that is American made, you bet, I'll chose that every time.
I like the idea of keeping our $$ here and supporting American companies and American workers.
JMO
God Bless

Made in America does not automatically mean its great quality. There is plenty of stuff made here that is junk.

I always heard that argument when I bought my first Toyota Tundra yet everyone at the factory in San Antonio, everyone at the dealership and bank that financed it were all American and getting paid from my purchase. In addition Toyota does so much if not more for bass fishing in Texas and the U.S. than any other vehicle manufacturer.

Heard the same argument about buying a Skeeter yet the 2-3 times I have been at the plant its all hard working Est Texans. All the guys at Fun N Sun were American too.

If American companies want our business they need to first make a great product. I am not paying more for an item simply because it was made here. Last I checked I don't get a discount for being an American. To me playing the buy American sympathy card will not get it done. Build a great product and back it with great service and I will definitely place it at the top of my list.