Skip shared this how to with me. The first time I attempted it, I didn't have any wool yarn, so after getting some, I finally sat down tonight and tried my hand at Crappie Candy. You're right, although it appears similar to a Clouser, it really is quite a bit different. I hope I did it halfway justice.
I need to try some of those for specks Hookup. All of mine are center balanced. HMK, those clouser like ties would do very well at our barrier islands.
Bare - they work great in the rocky ledgy mid atlantic rivers I fish because it's very hard to snag them. I can usually fish one all day unless I'm running a rapid & cast & get a snag or impale one in submerged wood. The weight up by the eye of the hook imho helps minimize snaging.