I'd use those Roadrunner heads with some Panfish Assassins, like Texas Hippie or Pink Ghost, and just cast them along the shoreline cover (at Taylorsville Lake) this coming Spring spawning season (and all the way until late Fall). Using them under a slip float wouldn't get the full advantage of their action/flash.

When you get a hit on a Roadrunner, don't "jerk" the rod back ... just keep reeling and pull the rod back in a sweeping motion. That way, if your "bite" turns out to be a snag ... getting the rod on the same side of the object where your lure is hung, will allow you to easily pull it free. Sweeping the rod, while continuing to reel in, is generally enough to sink the RR hook into the fish. The distance you need to sweep the rod depends on the rod action and length. Rods with a parabolic bend, regardless of length, will have to be swept back farther than rods with fast action tips ... simply because they bend easier, and farther down towards the reel (due to their softer action).

Rods with a parabolic bend will bend like a ( ... whereas fast action rods bend like a J (if you can visualize your rod bending like those characters).

Unfortunately, Blakemore no longer offers a solid pink marabou Roadrunner

Best second choice would be the "Electric Chicken" marabou version, by Blakemore ... or having someone like Skiptomylu custom tie a solid pink one for you (like I've done).