Honestly that's what Im thinking.. Lol, I swear fishing has turned into a sport where you HAVE TO HAVE the most expensive, ridiculous products in the world to catch fish. I've never had an issue with any factory prop nuts on any trolling motor.... People just fall for gimmicks too easy I guess.

Don't get me wrong, I have high end gear and I love it, but a prop nut that is $50 is just going too far.... I mean really

I bought one simply because I wanted one first and foremost. Seems the last 5 years or so that they hse a pretty brittle plastic formulation for trolling motor props and i've broken a handful just fishing. I like the quick change access with no tools needed the prop nuts allow. And I like the way they look. Heck I like it so much I bought a replacement the day after my first one was lost in the lake. Until someone is chipping in on the cost of what I choose to buy i don't give much thought to what they think of how I spend my money.

Now 99% of the people that have owned a bassboat knows you constantly need to check things like jackplate/transom bolts, air pressure on trailer tires, battery connections, outboard prop shaft and such so taking 5 seconds to check my TM nut probably will not kill me.

Of course those that are concerned with how folks spend their money will probably have a different take.

This ^^

I've always said you do you and I'll do me... everything else will work itself out