Does this bother anyone else?

Who knows what the deal is on Reef Runners...are they made in USA or not? Or have they just recently started assembling lures in another country? I see some packaging clearly states "Made in USA"; however, I was checking them out at a local shop and I distinctly recall seeing the package marked "Assembled in (insert foreign country here)". I was very disappointed to see that since I was really planning to purchase a bunch of their lures to stock my box.
 
If they are indeed still made in the USA then my apologies to Reef Runners. Their website does not currently indicate that they are MADE in the US though...only "designed and tested".
 
Thanks for the input ColdFront...I guess it's all about making the big bucks for the big shots while dismissing the everyday working man. Anybody else know of ANY fishing industry companies still 100% made in the US?

Grandma lures made in jamestown pa. Last time I checked anyhow.

reefrunner's website states made in usa

http://www.reefrunner.com/lures/crank-baits/

tru trip divers are also ade in usa

Nobody cares what bothers you.

Orvis is USA, Winston, Thomas and Thomas....Not cheap, but American.
 
Sutton Spoons, Naples NY,  Lake Clear wabblers (maybe Canada?), Mooselick Wobblers, the Luhr Jensen stuff.
 
L13

orvis only makes one rod in the us now the others are made overseas

Cold

Nobody cares what bothers you.

2 words for ya dude - BITE ME!
 
So I picked up a couple reef runners from Gander... the Little Rippers don't actually say where they are made on the packaging. However, the Ripsticks are clearly tagged "Assembled in Mexico" and look like crap when compared to the Little Rippers. I'm guessing some are made in the states and others are made elsewhere depending on model. Pretty disappointing...
 
Steve

 Do they catch feesh?? Good, i couldnt care less where they are made then.
 
fact is its rare to find anything wholly manufactured in the good ole US of A anymore.

freshwaterdrumR

I couldn't care less. Its just the world we live in now, college and office jobs have replaced working in a factory. Who really wants a job assembling reef runners for 40 hours a week anyway?

 
Me.

gymi03

i dont even buy merican beer...jus sayin

Then you're missing out on some of the best in the world.
 
...just sayin'

Had read an article about guns made in America. Said more an more guns an knives being manufactured here due to the increased pay structures in China an shipping cost increasing. Said by 2015-2016 the costs will out weigh or at least break even the cost of manufacturing here.
 
Something along them lines. Maybe the outdoor industry in general might see a shift? I hope so

http://www.madeinamericastore.com/
 
if you feel like buying some stuff as your patriotic duty, go here
 
on that note, im leaving my desk job and driving home in my japanese made car

My tundra was in Indiana .. Lets be real.
Are we forced as a consumer into such products ? Yes.
Do I like it , No.
Do I stand up and voice my concerns ? Yes