My 2 go to bait shops closed down for the winter this year and Wally world didn't have any waxies back in December. I picked up a jar of gulp maggots and figured I would give them an honest try this season. Every lake I wen to I tried them on jigs and spoons and I gotta say... I haven't caught a fish with them. I would get lookers but always got snubbed. I put a waxie on and got a bite right away. If I'm gonna fish with meat, it's gonna be real meat.