Yup they work great. I have 2. You will enjoy them, as long as you put them in a good location. Don't drop them in a creek channel for instance. If put them out in a good location, wait about a week or two. You could see fish in them as soon as the same day if they are in a productive area. But I let mine soak for 2 weeks before I fished them, to give them time to pull in bait fish and get some aquatic growth on them.