I usually use a couple of beads in place of the bumper, and use a double octopus or single siwash for hooks, almost never use the trebles. One prob w/usin beads...they will break after a while. I've also used a small hootchy skirt and tried takin chunks out of one side of the lure to give it better action. In the so sound had my best luck usin the black pearl for kings and silvers, the perch one seems to work best for b-mouth and kings. For some strange reason the red and pink ones seem to work better in the no sound. Float fishin herring works great too. I've even used an aerofly between the hook and the b-bomb. One last thing, I put a swivel as close as possible to the lure because I have noticed that sometimes when yer jiggin the b-bomb can slide up yer line quite a ways (away from the hook!). I try to use black hooks or the bright flouresent ones like gamakatsu makes. Good luck and don't forget to use scent!

Sincerely,
Roger