Squatch, you did it! Nothing better in life that what you just described. Family, Fun, Fish...... F-bombs during the "The Great Tangle" I too will echo what you shared about this site - people here are so welcoming and supportive for newcomers. This was my first year with an Erie boat and heavily relied on people here.

I'm probably going to get seething scowls for typing this Everytime I troll, worm-burners and spoons have always outfished bandits, reef runners or other forms of crankbaits. I'm probably doing it wrong b/c guys on here describe only using them and crush it. IDK. When I go out, I try your set up described above with 2 rods straight out the back (clip on weights) and maybe we'll get a few on each drag using bandits/Reefs/PWCs. I prefer dipsy divers on my outsides though and I'm not sure if you can run the crankbaits behind those? Anyone? Go ahead fellas; lemmie have it.

If you've got room for a rod out the back - maybe clip on a dipsy with a spoon? Just to have a variety to help hone in on "the day's preference".