I prefer to fish the high tide, and I use two ounce bank sinkers with a dropper, and for bait, pieces of clam neck, sand shrimp, small pieces of herring, and worms work well for smaller species such as rockfish and greenling. Use a #2 hook with the bait. Six inch black or white curlytail plastic worms work also. I use these with 1/2 ounce unpainted leadheads with strong hooks. For jigs, use 12-14 lb. mono, and with bait, use 20-30 lb. mono and use a very stout rod. You'll need the heavy gear to pull the fish out of their rocky environment.