in a clear water lake you couldn't, they would just spook to easy.But at clearlake I would say if you are going to flip that drop shot into cover(tulies,docks,rocks)I would say, yes! throw on some power pro, i would go with 20 lb and fish it farly fast, flip it in there shake it, then flip again. Also i would, and this is just me, throw a bigger bait(6-8 inch worm, 5"senko, or some sort of small creature bait) so the bass is more likely to look at the bait and not the line. Just my thought, interesting idea.....Hey by the way how much are your "4-eyed" swimbaits(in the hitch pattern). I am going to CL in march, and thought Id try a swimbait(for the first time) out..Email me at reddingbasser04@aol.com if ya wanna talk about it there. Ryan