Personally, I'll give the fish whatever it wants. Plugging would be my preference but I have no problem throwing rubbah, slinging eels, or chunking Herring.
Part of the challenge is figuring out what they want.....that is after you find them.
"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
as Stevie Van Stall and #^^^^^^& say at times, you can cast the paint off of most plugs and you won't do as well as you would with live eels
the bass just love em'