Hey Farmcnty , you ever catch them big flats at buggs, we get them when they come up the dan river some up to 40 pounds,we use bream and big gold fish.,this year the dan has been muddy most of the days i am off,have not figured the blues out yet at buggs some time we get lucky on the dan when the blues are up, i hear a new state record was caught the other week at buggs 90plus pound blue, thats a hog, well good luck this weekend,if i was not working i may be there beside you.see ya