Tubes aren't a good choice for vert jigging, they work in a river situation if you're dragging them though. Cast and jig – yes, just not the best option for vert.

Fuzzy's work and are about twice as difficult to fish as a Bondy but fish eat them and they hook very well.

The Bondy is a terrible hooking bait in a lake situation unless you change the hook arrangement. It's a little better in a river, because they sometimes eat it from the side, but still not great. The reason is that fish eat them on the fall, taking the bait head first. This puts the bait plus 4-6" of leader in the mouth of the fish which will pry the mouth of the fish open on the hookset. This often results in the fish getting hooked under the jaw (outside the mouth) w/ the rear hook and/or not getting hooks at all. What has worked for me is to move the front hook from the bottom to the top of the bait and go up one hook size. This usually results in the fish getting the front hook in the corner of their mouth.

One of these years I'll get around to designing and building a good soft plastic for vert jigging. I know how it needs to be built I just need to do it…

Im not a fan of the Bondy bait. So Ill wait for Will to design one. Or Ill try to build one myself. Mike

I haven't caught more then 10 muskies on a bondy, so my input is limited. Only one of those hit it on the drop. Most have t-boned it while it's moving horizontally via the trolling motor. I haven't tinkered with the hook setup but it's a valid thought.

Charlie

Jason,

I have a pearl one that is new in the package that I would part with.

Take the pearl, I am 2 for 2 on Murray with mine. I had a chance to talk with John Bondy on the Detriot river and he gave us some tips on how to use them. Geoff caught his Musky at the Bruce on a Bondy bait. There are different ways to work the bait like Charlie mentioned too. Maybe the hooks could be rearranged, I dunno, but they def like to hit the front of the lure.