No local retailer, had to buy them online. And yeah the quiet ones have no rattles...
In general I agree with you, but 4 times recently I had my handed to me by a buddy throwing these baits for steelhead. The proof as they say is in the pudding.
(They are deadly baits for steelhead)
You do have to replace the small rear treble with a beefier #6 or you'll lose fish though.