Ya I used to think they were pretty archaic myself but every time I use em, they kill. I was up at Medicine Lake (up near Ore/Cal border) just a couple week ago. I pulled a nickel/silver prism Ford out of the old man's tackle box while my brother was trying his kokanee spinners and then a dodger...I couldn't keep the fish off my line and they couldn't get a bite to save their lives.
But fish and tackle act differently depending on where you're at so that may not be the case down here. Thanks