First, rest assured that I won't let the fact that you are a Cardinal fan jade my opinion of your recommendations...LOL! ... Thanks to a cruel father... I am a Cub fan...
Yeah, I know the "Missouri Craw" is pretty much the Holy Grail of "wiggle warts" but I would still like to find just one NIB or NrMnt condition for my collection... and I would also like to find a couple of the gray/blue craws for my collection as well... as for fishing... yeah, I agree... if you can't come up with the originals having some beaters custom painted is the way to go... What patterns did you have custom painted? Can you send me some pictures so I can see how they turned out? I'm always looking for new painters to try... if you can I will send you my email address... and thanks for the reply...