Sigs - welcome to S-B ... "Shrimp" - You a left coaster? Big shrimp is popular out west for stripers...
Yes, squid will work as will herring. One thing to keep in mind when chunking those schweet waters down that way is that all those rocks that attract all the bass have big magnets underneath to snag your terminal tackle

. Be prepared to loose some gear

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Plugs and eels worked like a plug (real soon) are great along those shores too