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I make my own works great for lakers in deapwater
I have always used the ring, gives more action and less wear and tear on your knot. Here's an old trick...use a #2 pimple, remove the bottom hook, leave the flipper, tie on a 2 to 3 inch leader of florocarbon line and then an ant or ice fly. Tip it with a wiggler or grub and use that to search for perch and gills. Crappie seem to prefer minnows instead of grubs but still whack this combo.FTD