Well done on trying so many different programs and finding what worked to get the bigger fish.
Thanks for the detailed report, very helpful for those like us who fish out of Vermilion and normally find the North end of the Lorain Dumping Grounds is worth the 10/12 mile ride.

This last weekend we only fished Fri and Sat evenings, and did long trolls from Vermilion to West of the Castle area, too many 14"/16" fish and found that worm harness's attracted to many of those.