"I'm Dreaming of a White Seabass..." is sung to the tune of "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas".

Suppose that I am drift-fishing and casting alone in my skiff for calicos and sandies offshore with swimbaits and I would like to give myself a chance to catch a wsb using a second rod without putting my calico rod down. If live squid are not available would this be my best approach: put the wsb rod in a holder and drift a white w/red S Tady 4/0 about 2/3 of the way down, with the reel in free spool with the clicker on, and possibly adding a fresh frozen squid to the hook? Is there a better way?

Thanks.