I bought one of the Rapala gander specials last year and it is definitely wearing down after a few hundred eyes and a couple sets of blades. Motor heats up a bit after 5-6 fish and if it gets wet (like you could keep it dry cleaning fish) you get a small shock every now and then. So I bought a Mister twister Piranha and it has performed very well so far this year on both eyes and perch, crappies, bluegills with the original blades so far, and the Rapala is left for my buddies when they forget their knife at home.