I use big baits as the dog fest really drains my enthusiasm ,hence I don't get pestered unlike my crew Dogfish Mike
Small baits do work its all to do with confidence in what you're using,Chris who done well on cod championships prebaited 14 rigs the night before with two cutttle and froze them so that when dropped down they would sit high in the water due to the fact that they were frozen solid!
Nige