A good way to determine if the lure will hold up is if it says Saltwater on the packaging, as lures made for saltwater fishing are usually big and tough
Many OBX species respond aggressively to properly presented lures and soft plastics
And like, its just, you know, people dont know, like, even, you know, and people think of it like a lot of the locals in the more rural areas, its like a resource to always be there
The pick-up arm later named a bail rotated with every turn of the handle to wind the line back on the spool shades of an old spinning wheel, hence the name
As with most things fishing though, there is nothing more valuable than local knowledge