Rob,

I fish the Jewel Hypertail Sculpin (the one in Cabelas) in the salt and have gotten bass and halibut on the 6 inch size. When rigged with a 5/0 wide-gap tubebait style hook, the keel effect keeps them swimming naturally. It doesn't roll. As you said, they do tip onto a side upon resting on the bottom when using that style hook but I don't leave it on the bottom for long. I love this plastic because it not only has the tail-flip going but the pectoral fins get flapping just like a live sculpin.

I also fish the tiny one on a jighead and the surf perch eat it.

Now I will get out of the LMB discussion and get back to the beach...

BillH