I only fish for specks if I am fishing. I have caught specks every month for the past 2 years. If you see me fishing it is always the smae way. LONG lining bettle spins usually tiped with minnows or shrimp or sometimes gulp products ie shrimp or the gulp fry work well. I will short line a few poles close to the boat also and a few with bullet weights ahead of my swivels this gets them down closer to the boat. I did catch 1 in the pads last year. B