My best of all time for Winter Steelies, is a #35 Hot Shot, Gold in Color and w/Rattle. I don't know if that one is produced any longer, so if you find them, buy all you can. Good Luck.
All these are good plugs you can pick up at Bi Mart or just about any fishing store state wide.... #1 Hot Shots #2 Tadpolys #3 Storm Wiggle Wort
They all come in different sizes and different colors. My luckest is a greem Magnum Wiggle Wort. Size and color is water dependent and of course what mood I'm in.
No but I'm a little slow thinking outside of the box! I'll give it a try. It should be fun, thanks for the idea. Just be around to pull that thing out of the back of my head.
I use plugs from my drift boat especially when I'm doing the rowing. I tie stright to the leader no weight then let it float down stream. When I go to work on the oars the plug dives. You can use them from shore but you need current to get them to dive. Some folks use weight with a plunking set up. There is a great book out by Robert H. Campbell call Illustrated Rigging for Salmon.Steelhed.Trout. It has a chapter on Plug Fishing Alternatives. Ask Santa to be nice and pick one up for you at Bi Mart