Jax
I have a very strong hunch that these might be the hottest thing to hit fresh water fishing in a very long time..........

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I use them offshore and even when fish aren't hungry (guys standing around not catching) I can often drop one of these down and pop it around and hook up. It is totally a reaction strike.......good for catching the big boys and girls.

The few times I used them in canoe country were instant hookups. Once on Bentpine near KF's school of middling sized walleye I thought perhaps a big pike might be around so I put one on (like an idiot without a leader.....oh me of little faith), popped the rod twice and got freight trained instantly. It all happened so fast. Was it a big fish? I have no clue all I know is they wanted it and bad.

Then on Conmee I trolled a point with a crank and seen a few marks on the finder. It was calm so I rigged a Butterfly jig, dropped it down and was hooked up instantly. The hook pulled and again I don't know what size the fish was.

On Basswood 2 years ago I came across good Smallmouths in 55' who were coming 20 ft off the bottom to nail my crank bait. They were the only big smallmouths of the trip. Had I been a bit more clever I would of hung with them but dropped down a Butterfly jig and who knows........I might have ended up with the best smallmouth of my life had I put in some time.

Will they work on Lakers? I have zero doubt. Any fish that eats other fish would be triggered by the erratic fluttering spoons. I think they become infuriated after missing them a few times and become determined, bingo!

Of course there are drawbacks. They are a very poor searching application and they can wear you out using one. They need braid and fluorocarbon leader IMO (fluorocarbon being a little bit stiff) but I intend to use them more often (I keep forgetting I have them with me).