Jointed wooden plugs certainly do produce. I had a night years ago in Narragansett when I threw eels all night and got skunked.
Finally as a last resort switched to a black jointed swimmer that I had made and hooked one of the biggest fish of my life. Never landed her either as she straighted some 3/0 3X VMCs and bent the lip all to hell.
I love jointed plugs when it's dead calm. They wiggle so nice!!!
