I am a bank/dock fisherdude for most part and simply pitching a small jig out and let it pendulum back to you is easy and productive. Then dropping it straight to bottom and bringing up slowly does as well, depends on their mood and conditions. Use that smaller beetlespin with different colors as you neverknow what will hit those including most species.

I am a jig guy but try minnows and a bobber as well as the live bait would probably really excite him and you dont have to do anything to get bit. also use bobber at different depths with jig and bring them in at slow speed and fish will hook themselves as well. and ketchn dinks is still ketchn and FUN. have spent many days ketchn fish after fish, crappie and green sunfish having a ball and not one that would keep and could care less.

remember best advice is always GO Fishing it's good for you said that great philosopher Richard Gene the fishing machine. BTW look at his video's on youtube and he will show you how to getrdone.