Haha, I spider rig 90% of the time. Got too much money invested in it not to I feel like! I had similar conditions recently and they were holding tight to the top of the ledge I fished. A few feet in the wrong direction and I couldn't get bit. I think the were siting in the mud right on top because I couldn't even see them on the fish finders. Now, if I m fishing brush and start catching fish every time I'm getting hung up then I may drop to a single pole and work into the brush top.