Like anything else they probably have their time and place. One thing's for sure though, you never want to cross lines with a guy fishing one of these. It happened to me and it cost me an entire spool of fireline
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Looks like something I might throw into a wily Nor'easter. A little too much comotion for calm water bass I would think. But who knows. Anything's worth a try. I don't know about the lateral line stuff, probably just the comotion that draws thier attention.