Been saving this one since I came out with the Storm Lightning Shads last fall for use as divers. Some of us remember that wonderful old company, Storm Lures, pre-Rapala buyout that is. They had tons of lures that worked for all manners of fish, with very few busts. The Hot-n-Tot Pygmy was not one of the failures.
Much like the famed Erie Dearie, the Pygmy was a highly effective weight forward spinner used in catching walleyes out on Lake Erie. As times change though, and folks switch over to dragging meat on crawler harnesses, the Pygmy still has a place in my tackle box. These days, with the hook snipped off, its become an effective diver and with the spinner in the rear, an attracter as well.
Simply cut off the back hook, and replace with a snap n swivel, and attach crawler harness.
Another great lure to use as a diver is the PAS version of the weight forward spinner, equipped with a diving lip. Here is the catch though, the PAS lure comes in two versions, one with a hook like the Erie Dearie or Pygmy and one with a harness attached. The hook version sells for about 3 bucks, the one with the harness, about $5.50 to 6 bucks. Buy the hook version if you want to try this diver out, its cheaper, and you get to put on the harness of your choice.
Remember, harnesses are your basic throw away lure, one day and done. You should be saving every component; hooks beads, blades and clevises. Simply rebuild as needed, just add your own line.
The diver charts for both lures are available in the Precision Trolling books. Give them a few more feet for adding blades which are probably going to be bigger than what comes with the lure in the package.