I agree with Pat, I find the zclaw great for working gulleys and over weed beds, I have best results when it's twiched, never had a bite when it's not being worked, I play the 'Dying Fish' card, if it looks like a fish struggling in the water the bass will hit it.
However I fish estuaries where the water depth is only 10 feet deep and pretty calm, not sure how well I would do in choppy waters.
Does anybody have problems with gulls trying to grab z-claws? I get it non stop, one day I will remove the trebles and allow a gull to steal it and have some fun flying my *new* remote control gull instead. ;-)