They work good with buck tail and such . The mold has a lot of detail but almost any kind of paint put on the head covers a lot of that detail up . The lead in front of the eye up to the nose bends pretty easy giving it a little of a U shape if you step on it just right or sling it into a rocky or concrete structures .I'd candle black it real good . Sometimes it is a pain to fill and slightly hard to remove the jig head .