After a fish bit off the curl tail, I fished just the body and was shocked how many fish were caught on it. (note the chartreuse body's color was altered using markers.)
Then I started to fool around with different mini-stick shapes that did just as well:
Doesn't take much rod tip/reel handle action and a child could catch fish with them. Something to think about when it comes to simple baits that catch fish and fishermen.