Been out with Blue Ghost a few times. I'm the one that netted the Laker and took a pic. I'll email it. One night our group hooked into 3 Kings. Next night was all blanks. Last time I hooked into a good size CARP in the tail. A real "screamer" lol. And my buddies line got tangled around the bottle and the rod went in. (A huge thanks to the guy with the super flashlight that helped us locate it and kept it lit while we fished it off the bottom). As for the bottle question, yes. Bottles are best. I like to use clear bottles and put a different colored glow stick in each bottle. That way there is no confusion as to what rod. I'm off for the next 4 days and plan to head back up there.