The Hot Shot® is a self-planing, diving lure. Its
design incorporates a built-in planing bill which makes
it dive when pulled through the water . . . the faster it’s
pulled, the deeper it dives. Because of this built-in,
natural swimming action, Hot Shots are often used
with no additional weight attached to the line. You
simply use the existing river current or reel in line to
make the plug dive.
The big advantage of using a non-weighted
plug is that the lure will naturally follow the river
currents, guiding it around snags and rocks, while
still maintaining a position near the bottom, home
of most game fish.