last week I dropped down a flowing trace with a shad on and was hit by a Mackie on the way down, but when I brought it up the fish had swallowed the 6oz weight and it was hanging out of it's gill. never touched the lure. So I think that they will work. I've had good results by adding a smaller spinner type lure below the jigger with a split ring. Might be worth trying one of your new ones like that, you never know.