I always get confused when people start talking about the Charlie baits, there are two different models, or three including the L.A slider model, and I'm never sure which someone is refering to,unless they get very specific.

The Megabait Charlie has a lip, comes in like four sizes and only has one hook, as far as I've seen, not certain. This one comes in sinking or suspending.

The Megabait Charlie Sr. is the bigger one,lipless, comes in two sizes and with two hooks. This one only has a slow sinking model.Can't dead-stick it.

I agree and would go with a Huddleston over the Charlie baits 90% of the time. I fished my Sr. model for the first time in awhile and had forgot how slow you have to go to keep it under the surface, with no lip it comes up very easy. But it still has a very nice tail kick and head wobble, similar to the Hudd. I tend to go with a cheaper bait when I can, or at least throw my cheaper ones in high risk areas, I'm not bouncing my Hudd off the bottom or around thick brush quite yet, I've lost a few and felt the sting of replacing them.

I would get a ROF-5 or 12 if I was only getting one or two. As far as the Charlie baits they will no doubt get bit, and have heard the smaller version with the lip is a good consistant fish catcher,smaller fish most often but getting bit is half the battle.

Hope some of this rambling helps, here's a link with the different types of Charlie swimbaits.

http://www.extremelures.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=3

Trever-