That bait looks pretty cool, if you have certain types of structure. I personally love buzzbaits, hook-up ratio is always low, but the fish typically come back if they do not feel the hook. I do not like trailer hooks at all, I hate trebles as well, unless trebled hard baits are producing. I am stricly catch and release in fresh water, so the fewest hooks in the fish's mouth the better. Repeated casts to the same area will increase success. I only throw them at sunrise and dusk in the summer, and on foggy, rainy, or hazy conditons in the summer. River fish will hit buzzbaits far more often than lake fish, as there is more oxygen and limited opportunity to eat prey. For smallies I have found that holding a smaller frame buzzbait in current can out produce any other topwater lure. They are also an excellent bait in high water in warmer months, along with a spinnerbait. Cavitron...awesome
I may have to check out these bump and runs though, as I always have a problem with buzzbaits running straight. I cram them into plano boxes....bending the blade and wire frame #-o