back when I fished the western basin hot n tots and wiggle warts was my go to baits and they did catch fish. now days you hear about reef runners dhj's with snap on weights to get them to the fish. you'll hear something like 30 30 which means 30' of line out then attach the weight and let out another 30' of line. just try different leads with the hot n tots and wiggle warts until you get fish. and if your marking fish deep it probably wouldn't hurt to try attaching a snap on sinker to get down deeper.