Master- I fish a lot out of Neah bay. When I find a good rip I look at the finder and check where i read fish. If they are 30' or deeper I grab a buzz bomb. Any high and I grab the 8 weight with a 10, sink tip and a chartureuse and white clouser minnow. The latter being my preference. When I use the BB, one of my 3 modifications that'll share here is to tie on a colored Gamakatsu hook 2/0 (octopus) If you can get the flourscent hooks do it... otherwise go for red or blue metallic. I have watched hundreds of silvers hit my BB in the top 10 feet, and noticed that the hook separates from the lure on the fall (when 99% of the hits occur) the colored hook gets their attention and they will attack it. The other thing I'd suggest is to put a sampo swivel about 3 feet up from the lure to control line twists. The third modification I'll keep to myself. I dont want to deny you the fun of experimenting! As for colors pink pearl and white is my favorite in 3L or 3XL. Sorry I gotta keep a little edge for myself!