I've had fair luck on them bunch small trout 14" -18" 6 or 8 flounder and last Feb 1 27"er caught in the light. Best way to use them is like a corky throw them out let it sit let it sit twitch rod tip repeat. Slow it down or speed it up untill you hook up. Water Depth, current, clairity, used it in as little as 1 1/2 ' to 6-8'
Also best used if wadeing or anchored in boat. Never tried drifting. Color blk./sli./blk. grn./sil/grn pink/silver/pink. I'm sure the chartruce is good to just never used it. No doubt about the strike when they hit it. I guess one way to put it to the test is when you get in a mess of fish put it on and try.
Good Luck

 

....what Txpintail said.
I use it kind of like a 51 with the middle hook taken off. Count it down to the depth you want and twitch, reel up slack, wait & repeat. They have to be one of the best casting lures that I know of, especially into the wind.
I've also worked them faster just under the surface and caught fish.
I mainly use them in the winter it seems.

 

I use the Catch series often, esp. in the fall through spring while wading. You have to keep experimenting until you find the pattern that is working that day. Sometimes the trout like it simply floating in the current as it slowly sinks. This action mimics an injured bait fish being swept along by the moving tide. Less is more.

Other times, I work it, like Kenny said, as an MR 51. My technique w/ such a Mirrolure may differ from yours or Kenny's, but the Catch works the same way, only slower. I work an MR 51 two ways -- one is like a jig (such as a Bass Assassin), while the other is like a topwater (only below the surface). I simply slow the retrieve, depending on how active the bait is behaving.

Last, in cold water, I work a Catch like a Corky, but vary the speeds. Some days super slo-mo induces the bite, other days a medium retrieve does. Either way, I let it sink to the depth the bite occurs (may be 1', may be 3') & then jerk/twitch it, b/w one to three times. Let it sink again, then repeat.

That ought to get you started.

 

Ditto what the other guys say. They also work great on reds under the lights. Much better than a Corky because the Catch 2000 won't come apart in a big reds mouth. Paul told me a while back not to waste his Corky's on reds and I agree. And like the Texpintal says, you don't have to wonder when they hit it. They tear the thing up. Keep trying with this bait. It really works and it's tough.

Tight lines and good luck fishing.

Capt John