back in the early 70's I used to use a steel head pattern, called a thor. seems to me it was a red chennile body, white calf tail wing, and a brown hackle throat. tied it on a size 4 or 6 mustad 3906 and wrapped the body with lead. I would swing it across and down then give it a had over hand retrieve.

it worked well for shad, hickory shad and herring in the new England area.