Love the Roadrunners! However, best if you chuck the end of the swivel (the eye that the blade is attached to) in a drill and give it a whirl or two. Reason being, this is a mass-produced jig and paint often times gets inside the body of the swivel, making the blade not spin properly. I find the best retrieves are dependent on the mood of the fish. I've fished them slow rolling along the bottom, on-off bottom retrieve, slow trolling and flat out fast trolling. I do prefer the marabou version. There are always crappie willing to bite this bad boy!