Hey Ronnie, I really like this bait. What I do is rig it with the tail up and down on a 1/8 # 1 hook. What I mean by jerk bait is I twitch the bait just a little to get the tail to move. I fish with long poles straight down and I move the boat a lot to keep the bait moving. My theory is a crappie will not hit a dead minnow because the tail is not moving so the tail on the flapjack is thin enough to move when I twitch it. Sounds crazy I know but I have fished this bait side by side a lot of baits for trials and this is all I fish with now. Had a 3.78 last fall on a white with clear holo tail. This is a big bait and they hit it hard. Hope this makes since. Buddy!!!