I've thrown them quite a bit on a really weedy lake I fish. I've had strikes like jyoung mentioned, but never had one get ahold of it. They cast well, and the action is awsome, but they tear up easily if Texas rigged. I imagine the hook up ratio is really poor, because you can't "texpose" the hook point with the factory hook. You have to just keep it buried. If the head rips on one you can cut it at angle to make it dive or jump. Play with it. They are good where nothing else can go and cheap, but you get what you pay for.