Clark,

There are a host of forgotten methods you could employ to catch blackmouth. One method you could try "row mooching" (like motor mooching w/o power) with a spoon.. I have a few books from the 30's and 40's that reference this method. You could change the spoon out with a Bait Buster or even a spinner.. . Technology has definitely put a different spin of fishing today, but my thoughts are, "if it worked then, it'll work now."

November kicks off sand lance spawning. Fishing 1-hour either side of a early morning high tide could possibly put you into some larger blackmouth feeding in shallows. Sand lance stage in 15-40 feet waiting for high slack, then run up in to the first couple feet of water, spawn, and return out into the staging area before breaking off. Down in MA13 I often fish shallow (above depths if the tides are right. My tactic is nothing more than casting a Sluggo or Senko with a 5/8 ounce sliding cone sinker.. Just like bass fishing... Run a single or double hook out the back end of the "worm." Jig and bounce along the bottom. This mimics the sand lance diving into the sand! Very deadly technique if you are on a spawning beach...

Just my .02 cents