I tried the sand shrimp about 10 days ago. Smeared into the hair on a pompano teaser fly and on the jig itself. I had no luck. Maybe the fish weren't there but I wouldn't buy it by the gallon just in case. I have seen a 1/2oz white Looney jig tipped with a belly strip out fish live bull minnows but the old guy using the jig has some skills that I don't.