Caught Lots of Springs off the flashtails myself .... still do. As F M says the grey ghost is a huge producer, I also prefer the light and dark green combos with the Mylar, behind a flasher any where between 18 and 32 inches Vavoom ! The Bucktails are the ones with the Built in Hooks so to speak hooks, ... again FM nails it with Coho being the main result, trolled fast in your wash behnd the boat used to KILL em. The swimmer head was even producing for me as early as 1 month ago off Nanaimo, no flasher, just a keel sinker behind the boat as a mid line.
YES they work and at times WORK WELL !