I was just flipping through the fishing shows I have recorded over the last month and there is one of Bill Dance using this technique for catching bluegills when it is cold. I am sure it would work at other times of the year. He used an ultra light rod and reel with 4lb test line(I love catching panfish like that) and he tied on a black body with a blue tail YUM Vibra tube. He used a 1/32 jig head and a 1/8th oz split shot on the bottom of the line about 6-12 inches below the tube. I have been catching Panfish with my dad since I was 6 years old and I can say I have never tried that in the 32 years thatI have been fishing with my dad. I am sure though the next time I go out fishingI am going to have to ry this for my self.