that Silver Buddy is a great cold water lure. I've caught 7-8 different species a day on it many times. Roy, ya fish it slower than a spoon. Pull up on it instead of snappin it like ya would a spoon. soon as ya feel it vibrate, drop it back. Sometimes ya feel the "peck" as it sinks, other times theres a fish on when ya go to pull it agin. I've had bass an stripers hit it settin on the bottom. Always fish it with a DuoLock Snap. I also take off the stock hooks an replace them with short shank Gamakatsus an a split ring.