I have to agree. I to have had the wire rip through the body on shad raps. The DT’s are one of my confidence lures for walleyes and bass but they are very fragile. I have had the bills come out of the body on several and the paint/body crack on many others. It kinda sucks because they are some of my favorite lures but the level of quality at least in these baits is not very good. I realize they are balsa bodies but man 6-7 dollars a crack you would hope they would be a little more durable.

No. That would be nice but unfortunately it doesn’t and I want to get some ideas before I started drilling holes.

I was looking at the same boat last year. I ended up getting an Alumacraft Classic. This boat has very similar specs as the Lowe and is the same price range. I felt the the Alumacraft had better finish, layout, and just seemed to be a better quality boat. I bought mine at Starks in PdC and have been very happy with the boat and service.