I just re-read Mike Teach's article in the 2008 Spring BWJ called "Zulu Magic".  He called the bait "jerk shads" and they just had a pointy tail.  There was one with a split tail also.  Not sure if Storm still makes these but Mike used no weight with a #1 red Gamakatsu worm hook.  He also uses 8" of mono leader tied to a #3 Spro swivel to minimize line twist.

There was also a pic of one rigged Carolina style to get down deep.  His color bait of choice is blue top with white underneath mimicking shad.  He strictly was fishing smallies in Quetico and did real well in moving water in the spring. He's also known as Quetico Mike on the boards.