I live in far north Cal. and the six inch Hudd. has been working pretty good for me. Got some big spots on it, a 6.3# and a number of 4+ largemouth. They deffinetly get bit. They also get pounded by 2 and 3 #ers which tears your baits up pretty fast. Kinda sucks having a $25-$30 bait get toar up by 2#ers. Its tough to complain about a bait that catches to many fish :-).