I admit to using them a lot from the beach because they are quick and easy when you're in a hurry, and last winter, they outfished Darts jigging for BM in Saratoga (at least from our boat)

I replace the treble hook with 2 siwash hooks pointing opposite directions from a split ring.

Several people on Whidbey have switched to this in an attempt to cut down on the mortality rate for the small fish that sometimes hit early in the season.

ELKRUN - What did you say you do?