Joe..
used to watch these 'wolf packs' of bluefish swim in a flying v type formation a couple of summers ago at the dock in Newport... the peanuts would go by, then the bluefish would go by, I'd wait for the peanuts, hook one on a boat rod w/ a locked drag, toss the bait in front of the incoming pack and hand the rod to my non-fishing golfer of a younger brother...
instant lobster bait!
These were't snappers, ranged from the 8 in the picture(he's 6'4) to over 12... in a small basin inside a marina and a locked drag... it was fun fishing.
Go back at night and there were decent bass to be found