Thanks for all of the tips.
We started out at the first rockpile of BB and didn't get a single hit and after about 20 minutes I decided to run down to Hacketts and give it a try.The bite was on immediately and it was constant pullage from 7:30 til 12:30. The quality of perch was quite remarkable ranging from 6" up to 13 1/2"!
The old timers had a great time and I was glad to be able to give it to them.