Westport is a real easy fishery, I would say alot more so than fishing the bays or rivers... I have had good luck going 12# ultra green 2-4 # weight with flasher bar and about 8 ft leader with just a cut plug at about 18 pulls... I dont go out far just enough to get out of the rough water of the bar then just start fishin! watch that bar though dude it gets hairy I like to cross it on a slack or out going tide, last year I attempted a incoming tide and it wasn't pretty! I had life jackets and bouy's tied all over me trying to get turned to get out of that mess....... dont second guess yourself out there if you dont think the bar looks good dont go into it......