Went to Stilly this morning at dawn even though it was raining pretty heavily. Only had a few hours to spare. Fished w/ my usual spoons and corky&yarn - various colors, no bites, very discouraging 90 minutes. Had an hour left before needing to leave, so on a hunch, I switched to a mini-hoochie (pink) w/ a 2/0 hook. BINGO! Got all kinds of nibbles and 3 hookups in less than 10 casts! Amazing! Lost 1 that did an awesome somersault out of the water and another (looked/felt like a 10+ lb male) just 10 ft from shore! I was getting very pissed off, but at least it was very fun/exciting. Finally, on the 3rd hookup, I went into zen mode and got super focused on keeping the line as tight as possible while the fish darted a few times toward me and away from me. I wasn't gonna lose this one! Finally, another silver after almost 2 weeks of waiting/dreaming/trying. :-)

Couple of guys near me landed 4 silvers (and foul hooked 2 others) during the same hour, and I was shocked to learn that they used only green corkies without any yarn.

I'm pretty sure that I would've eventually landed a 2nd silver (and give this report a 5 star instead of 4) if I didn't lose my setup to a snag just a few casts later. Besides, I had to go.