These are just flatlined off braided spinning rods..When I fish this way it’s an old aluminum boat with no electronics. I have a throw buoy I use to keep them marked when I find them concentrated in a certain area, which definitely happens, but I’ve been fishing same reefs for years so I have a pretty good idea of where they may be stacked up.

My guess is 25-30 yards back so maybe 90 feet or so.. I can judge the right speed by how the plug is vibrating with the braid. Sometimes you want to bump bottom once in awhile in 8-10 feet and it’s amazing how often a walleye will grab it after it bangs off bottom.. must be the noise and sudden movement change.

Caught another quick limit of fish today of better grade, all 19-23”. Black and gold and a chartreuse perch today.. always have had better luck with traditional colors compared to some of the more funky modern hot n tot colors.

Definitely pull out those old hot n tots and give them some water time.. you may be surprised what happens and super fun on light tackle. Areas around Lost Ballast, Buckeye and Starve are all productive with this style until the weeds finally show up in the shallows when it becomes a PIA to troll these areas.