What the heck, I'll give you the credit anyway ;-)
To K. Stewart: the rubber shads are made out of the same material as Sluggos
but have a "wiggle-tail" action. You can pick them up at just about any tackle shop these days. I'd try the fly rod first, though, as I think the lack of hits on flies yesterday was an anomaly; this is normally a good fly fishing spot.
-bd