My buddy and I bought them less than a week ago. Fishing has been slow so thought we'd try the Gulp Alive Minnows. He has the natural color, so I opted for chatruese. As I said, it has been slow. The one time we used them he caught one crappie and a bass. I had two light bumps. We were only on the water for three hours. We believe they will work once it warms up a little and the spawn starts. We were vertical fishing and rigged them just as any minnow. This may not have helped you much, but it is my one and only experience with them. The jury is still out, but I am optimistic they will work.