Who would fish without eels?

[Sea Dangles]

My partner and I are in a quandry tonight. We don't have enough eels and the tide doesn't start until after midnight so we can't get eels without an early trip to the canal. We bagged the trip because we know that without eels we stand a snowballs chance in hell of catching a trophy bass. Is there anyone who thinks they stand a legitimate chance for a trophy with jigs or plugs? I'm not saying that they don't cach fish, I'm not saying they aren't fun to fish either. At this point we have monthly winner tunnel vision and our focus is large.