More fishing nonsense. I caught a number of smallmouth, and a few walleye, on Deps Cover Scats last week. In the past, I have caught many other species including largemouth, crappie, pike, and even a snapping turtle. I primarily use the 3.5" size but I will use the 2.5" version if I feel like I need a smaller bait. Since this is a weightless soft plastic lure, the larger sized ones can be cast further and give you a bit more feeling as you move them through the water or across the bottom. They have a a berry high salt content (for density), are extremely aerodynamic, and are weighted toward the rear, so casting distance is truly exceptional. Having a versatile, long-casting, weedless bait is berry helpful at times.
These unusual looking baits can be fished in a number of ways. They wobble a bit while sinking and dart erratically with twitches or pulls. The most effective method is generally fishing it like a jerk bait with relatively long snapping motions, maybe 18" or so, followed by pauses that allow it to sink. Fish will grab it when it's sinking, but the twitches will draw reactive strikes as well. You can mix up the cadence and depth however you like, and I find irregular patterns to generally be best.
You can also drag or hop Cover Scats across the bottom like you might with a structure jig, but this needs to be done slowly as plastic is obviously not as dense as lead or tungsten and will sink less rapidly. A slow, bottom-contact-based retrieve works well in