Itll catch fish, but no better than modern staples like the Zoom Fluke or any number of suspending jerkbaits, all of which can be used to effectively mimic a dying baitfish
Fly Rod Drawbacks: Fly rods are typically built to be slower than a conventional rod, reducing your hook setting power
Two long poles are run out horizontally from the vessels side, one near the four rigging and the other at the stern and ropes are led from the masthead to the outer end of these polls, and thence to the corners of the net below the surface of the water, the vessel being hove to in the usual way bait is thrown as when fishing by hand lines, and when a good sized school is alongside the ropes from the masthead are pulled in the net, which has been in a perpendicular position, is pulled out under them, and before they realize it the fish are lifted clean out of the water and deposited upon the vessels deck
Multi-section design, solid connection, strong pulling force