In Cook Inlet, not really. Other areas yes. 95% of Cook Inlet halibut are gonna come off of bait ... they may do a little jigging at dead slack tide, but most jigs will not get to the depths in the current that you'll find in the Inlet fishery.

Some captains have some little tricks ... one for all you halibut fisherman that you might use when anchoring for them in current:

Take 2/3 part sardine oil and 1/3 glycerin and put in a plastic baggie and tie off on a couple of your weights and then poke a few holes.

This will set up your initial scent trail that brings 'em in. The Glycerin is expensive, but it mixes well with the oil and makes the mixture heavier than water so the scent trail stays on the bottom and doesn't float up like straight oils do