The Strike Stick is a very easy bait to fish with. All you need is an off-set hook of any size that you want, hook it in and your ready to start fishing. This bait has a good weight to it. Most of the time you don't need to add weight unless you are fishing past 12 ft of water and you want it to get to the bottom quickly. When you purchase our Strike Stick You will have a good solid bait to catch many fish instead of your bait tearing up on every fish that you catch. This bait can be fished just about anyway you choose too. This is a great bait to create new fishing techniques with. If your fishing through a lot of vegetation sometimes it doesn't hurt to peg a small bullet slip weight to the bait so it will pull through grass easier. The price of the Strike Stick will be a lot easier on your wallet especially if your on the road fishing tournaments all the time.