Are you talking about those big bass popper "flies"? Sounds reasonable to me. Those hungry hos are on the bite big time, out there.

For kicks, if you find a bait ball out there, cut the trolling motor and just jig your herring straight down a little. Another kick is to rig a plugcut or pink worm to use with a float. The waves give the float fished stuff plenty of action. Talk about "bobber down"!