I am becoming a fan of Gambler all over again. Here's the deal with Gambler. They are based in South Florida, and they fish Okeechobee a lot. They have gotten their baits really good at filling little niches. Case in point, the flappin shad. If there is a "horny toad" bite going, try the flappin shad. Or if the fish are eating baitfish in some super heavy thick stuff its a really good baitfish imitation (put a slit in the tail, to give it more a buzz on the surface).

Anyway, I don't laugh at Gambler at all. They have too much experience fishing heavy vegetation bass and things far removed from what you might see out West.

I haven't fished the Brutus, but I'm learning really quickly, around heavy grass and vegetation, the baits that work don't look great at face value. Kinda like showing a backwards rigged Ika to someone in the South....

MP