Oh yeah they work. Heck sometimes I just put a nibble on a #8 or #6 gold hook and dunk her in. Most often they are used to tip either a hook with 2 sections of Berkley Gulp waxies or to tip a very small plastic jig on a 1/32oz head. Just experiment with a bunch of stuff to see what they want.

For me they work for bream, crappie and the occasional small bass.