This year I threw them more then ever before and I caught a lot of quality fish. I was using Berkley hollow bellies, Money Minnows and Lucky Strike brand. These are all soft baits. Hard swimbaits, I used Sebiles,R2S and an unknown brand I got in tackle pack at a tournament. I fished the soft swinbaits on a 1/2 to 1 oz. jighead and had much more success then with a weighted hook. I also was fishy them deep, 15 to 30 feet. Let it go to the bottom, then reel very slowly. They are part of my everyday tackle now.