So Tony do you like the paint work, thats what the subject is about.
Lets see:
Mag shad looks like a super shad rap, But made of ABS plastic and 11 inches long? Rapala does not offer this
There are many Wiley copies and hybrids of this lure, but they are different 
A Spanky looks like a Cowgirl, But they are very different
There are a lot of shad baits, you make one. again they are differnt
There are copies of Bill Cranes lures, like a Big Game twitcher
The Grand River Glide bait is a copy of the glidin rap, but made out of cedar or cherry- they fish different, Rapala does not offer this or the custom paint job.
Tony I own several of your lures and they all work great
There and many copies of lures, they all work a little different, they all shine in different situations, they all equal "1 tool in the tool box".
The Grand River Glide bait used some paint techniques from Solarfall and Mark Smith. ( that's a complement to those guys)  Some of your Big Games have paint schemes like Bill Cranes lures. The point is so what! This board is about sharing ideas. One idea leads to other great ideas including yours
I look forward every day to getting on this board to see what these talented builders and painters come up with. James and other lure companies offer their lure blanks for custom painters, Would you sell blanks? That would be awesome.

Well this thread is taking a turn for the worse; and oh my, ain’t that the pot calling the kettle black…

 There has been some very unscrupulous “borrowing” in this industry in my opinion, but there isn’t much you can do about it but accept it and hold yourself to your own moral standard.

I just wish that one DB would stop blowing up my FB newsfeed with his relentless promoting…