Way to match the hatch Rich!
I like your early choice of plugs and the salty, aggressive move to flasher gear when you didn't get bit.
Assuming you were fishin one rod yesterday, it's a safe bet that the shakers were not going to whack that big 'ol plug.
If I'm fishin two rods, a flasher will always be in the water.
Flashers are proven fish attractors and will even increase looks at a plug fished at a similar depth on your boats other downrigger!