I have wrote a few threads and some replies about how to's , when and where. Mid-May thru the end of the normal season ( late Oct ). Works best with some air moving. If its flat water, you can still cast but the boat doesn't move enough. This is where most people give up and start trolling. Calm water during early and mid summer the fish can be caught you just have to work for them harder and keep reeling. Erie Dearies will still work but I use my weapons with a big crawler. Weight andywhere from 1/2 to 1 oz. I have used 1 1/2 oz already but that was really deep water but it worked. I interchange spinner blades with color and style along with weight until we find a pattern. Last week I had 3/4 oz with Gold, 1 fish, then nothing, changed weight, nothing, changed blade color from gold to hot orange, wham. It was on with 1/2 oz and the hot orange blade. That day was near calm and fish where just off the bottom. Some guys say 8 to 12 count works all the time. A lot of days , yes. Cast and drift is like a pattern to figure like like trolling. Everyday is different. Locations ? Well , the fish move a lot but the later you get into summer the more predictable they are in location.