Is this original?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mattlures-6-Trout-Swimbait_W0QQitemZ200189205589QQihZ010QQcategoryZ31693QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That's the real deal.  Something familiar about that auction.  :

These baits seem like they would be killer on the spawning beds.  For those of you who are fishing them deeper, are you adding weight?

These baits seem like they would be killer on the spawning beds.  For those of you who are fishing them deeper, are you adding weight?

Matt's Bluegills do not need extra weight.  And yes, they make great bed baits:

What setup should this be fished on?

Medium heavy or Heavy?

medium heavy swimbait rod or a very heavy flippin stick

Man those things look awesome in the water nose down like that.  Thanks for posting the pic Dan.  That was the clincher!  I got to get me some of these things.  I would have a ball with these on the lake I fish.  Plenty of bass big enough to eat that bait.

These baits seem like they would be killer on the spawning beds. For those of you who are fishing them deeper, are you adding weight?

I don't add weight often but if you need to add weight you can stick some lead nail weights or smaller mojo type weights in the bait and glue the holeback shut. One of the big fish that Doghouse caught in the photos came after a jig bite shut off in the  winter in cold water. So, before he moved to another spot he let the bluegill fall all the way to the bottom and was fishing it like a jig real slow in 16 feet of water letting it just sit on the bottom. Before he even knew he had a bite the fish had swam off with the bait and almost swallowed it.  It works great as a jig in the winter and I have also caught fish by pitching it to stumps like a jig.

I just got mine today in the mail, they are awesome lookng.   Does anyone use a trailor hook on the bottom for any application? It just seems like you could miss some fish with that small hook.

I just got 1/2 dozen in the mail this past week to use at Guntersville. These are awesome looking baits.

Ronnie