I keep trolling forward. I leave all the the other lines in. Sometimes I will back off the speed to get the fish in. My belief is if you just got a hit there are more around. Maintain your course and speed for a while. Keep an eye on the other poles you may get hit on one of the others. If you do then plug in the numbers on the GPS. I now have a Trollmaster 3. If I have a fish on i can hit the idle button. This will slow you down. I'm still learning that unit. I've been out with it only three times.