Dan-congrats on the purchase of your mission fish!!!!I cant tell you how to use the bait, but I can tell you its purpose! the bait was desinged to be fished like a worm or like a jig! slow is the key!!Mission fish is the only true weedless swimbait on the earth!It has a serious history of Monster bass!I never try catchin fish with it by swimmin it around.I recomend you go to the areas that you normally fish a worm or jig and fish it with the same stle!!!Dont forget the potental of flippin it also!!! Fish Hard & Go Big!!!