Drifting Eels for Fall Stripers question

[tsunami1983]

I was out Saturday off of Mantaloking and Bayhead... tons of marks and bait but the fish weren't biting. The few boats that were out there were saying same thing. I really want to try drifting live Eels once the water clears up. Am I wasting my time? My thought was to ride around until I found solid marks and put down an Eel and drift it close to the bottom. Any feedback on this method would be great... not sure if it's worth the effort or not. I see a lot about doing this at night during the summer, but not during the day in the Fall..