The 4 inch swim toad is great. I have caught a number of fish on this. Either by swimming it across the pads or swimming it under water. It works great for both applications. You cant go wrong with it.
I fish the 4" swim toad on swim jigs on the top ...in the slop....and then let it fall off the edge of the weeds (very effective) until it hits the bottom ...and then swim it back to the boat ...trying to keep it deep.