Just wanted to say how smooth it was dealing with Mike. Great communication, fast shipping and tracking! Got one of my long wanted baits from him. Thank you Mike!
I second the dead stick. Lately I have been stopping the swimbait near where I've had "taps" I stop the bait and wait, let it sit on bottom and they just hammer it.
I believe Butch Brown has his own weights to add to the bait to give the bait a faster fall and help keep it down in the water column a bit. You can also "tune" by changing hooks, split rings or tungsten putty.