Yeah, we generally try to avoid them but it sounds like they're the only game in town the last week or two. I've been thinking of taking one of the wire rods and bottom-bouncing a Torpedo Diver pulling a Laker Taker. Might be fun...
I've never seen someone target them here but fishhunter22 is right. I saw something on TV (maybe "River Monsters"?) that involved catching them with a rope fly and no hook - their teeth + rope fibers = fish velcro.
Certainly didn't miss anything in Sodus today. I think we got everything deployed 15 minutes before we saw the first flash of lightning - pulled the gear and ran for home. Looking forward to catching a few from Sandy again.