I like Thom Cat Glow Baby fluke rigs (no affiliation - this is NOT a plug
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Basically a three-way rig, with a mono leader to a rubber squid skirt over the hook; bait this with a nice strip of squid, or even better a live mummichog if you can trap em.
From the swivel, I'll go with another leader to a 2 or 3 oz bucktail jig (weight depending on depth of water and current), baited with another squid strip. Sometimes I'll just use a bank sinker instead of the jig, especially if I need more lead to hit the bottom in deeper water, but the jig gives you another hook to catch on
Drift your boat with the tide and wind, while bouncing the jig/weight over bottom. You want to be able to feel it tap the bottom as you go; braid is good for the "feel". I've been using thirty pound spiderwire on a small conventional