I have heard real bad things about the charlies line and hook ties. They tend to pull out. Not rigging a Hudd with a stinger is asking for disaster. If your too afraid of loosing it you probably wont fish it in best spots but I still would rather fish a Hudd in heavy cover and rish loosing it than to fish a charlie. You can rig stingers on the top of the bait. Also I can garantee that all things being equal a more realistic bait will get you more bites.