I WAS USING THE 5 INCH WITH THE ONE OUNCE HEAD LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN SUGGESTING. I JUST DIDNT HAVE ANY SARDINE PATTERNS. THE CHOVY PATTERN I WAS USING IS PRETTY DARK. THERE WERE TWO SEALS THAT JUST SAT NEAR THE DOCK FOR THE FIRST COUPLE HOURS. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE BITE STARTED THEY BEGAN TO MOVE AROUND. MATTER OF FACT I HAD CASTED INTO THE CHANNEL BORED, AND GOT RIPPED. LINE PULLING. I LOOK AND I HAVE A SEAL THAT EITHER ROLLED ON THE FISHTRAP WHICH SEEMS UNLIKLEY, OR MABE I SNAGGED IT. ANYWAY IT CAME OFF QUICK. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER I HAD THE FIRST SEABASS. THE HARDEST PART WAS NOT HAVING ANY IDEA WHAT I WAS DOING. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY HIT IT ON THE SINK, OR ON THE RETRIEVE. I GOT ALL THE HITS ON THE SLOW WIND, ONLY LETTING IT SINK A FEW FEET. I HOOKED ONE RIGHT UNDER MY FIN, THAT WAS COOL. NEXT TRIP ON THE STARDUST FOR ME IS JULY 21. I WILL STOP BY HOOK LINE AND SINKER AND BUY THE PROPER TACKLE FOR THE JOB. ALL IN ALL, THEY BIT REAL GOOD, FOR LONGER THAN I EXPECTED.