Ozarks Marabou

I've always just used ball head marabou jigs. When you raise them, they drop straight down, with the marabou going upward on the fall.                                                 In the Ozarks region of South Mo, and northern ARK,they sell a lot marabou jigs that are purposely poured lopsided, or out of round. Most are lightweight jigs, and sold as trout jigs, but they can work well on bass also.                Two companies that sell them are Zig Jigs, and Lilleys jigs. These are both good qaulity. Baked on paint finish, Mustad hooks and tied well.                                    Because of the lopsided head, they have a unique action on the fall. Instead of dropping straight down, they have a winding, spiraling action, unlike any ball head jig I've tried. The action is more like a light rigged plastic tube bait.                                       Phil Lilley is the owner of Lilly's Landing on Missouri's Lake Taneycomo,  and sells these jigs at his tackle shop there. I bought six to try out the last time I was down there.                                                   He told me to make a long cast, and, without letting the jig hit bottom, snap the rod tip up six inches, and let it drop on a semi slack line. The idea was to get as many " falls" as possible on a single cast. Almost all the action takes place near the bottom.                                                           Fishing from the dock before we left on Sunday morning, I hooked and landed a 14" smallmouth bass, my only smallmouth to date, on a black 3/16" oz lopsided jig. I've since messed around with them for LM bass at a lake near home.                        I caught several LM bass on these jigs. I'm convinced that the spiraling fall of these " offset, lopsided " jigs is what triggered my strikes.                                                     I'm not sure if this style of jig is unique to the Ozarks area, or is popular in other parts of the country?                                                        For a photo of what I've described here, do a Google search of Lilleys Marabou jigs. Mr. Lilley has a front view photo that shows how these heads are poured. Others I've seen are more pronounced, with one side almost flat, and the other rounded.                                                       Either way, the end result is a Marabou jig which has a dropping action unlike any ball head jig I've used. Most all recommend throwing them with no trailer, with the dying marabou being the main attraction.                 Just a slightly different take on an old bait, but one that works well. Has anyone else used this style of marabou jig, and are they popular in you area?