Larry maybe try chunkin
I have been getting into a lot of fish around 8-10lbs nothing huge but plenty of them. I have always tried pluggin first but nothing. As soon as I put on the eels it is a fish almost every drift. What is more important not catching on plugs or trying something different and catching. I know you love your plugs and they are great

but sometimes you need to acknowledge that you might have to try other techniques.