I have fished Matt's 'gill and it was decent for me on the beds but not as a swim bait. I could only get it to swim on a faster retrieve, maybe it was the bait so I can't pass judgement just yet. The paint is excellent and that is one of the main reasons I tried one.

The 3:16 Blue gill does not have the correct shape but it was designed with the swim in mind.I have caught fish on the 3:16 I think it is difficult to make a BG swim bait swim correctly because of the shape of the fish. I have personally done better on bigger fish with BG colored crank baits. My friend has landed A LOT of 7-9 pound fish on the cranks. I think the bigger BG are a little smarter than we give credit. The small 4-6" are the main stay from what I have seen on lakes where BG are the main food source. Not to say the fish won't eat a larger one but there are risks involved for those fish, I can't count how many times I have seen bass dead with a big 'gill stuck in their mouth. I think they learn that and feed on multiple smaller fish that are easier for them to eat and ambush and maybe even digest.

Just my 2 cents.