The tadpoles #2 bottoms out at about 28ft, so they can be used virtually anywhere west of bass islands.If fishing in deeper than that I use a 3oz sinker that is shaped and colored like a fish.Can get those at Bass pro shop.The 3oz sinkers work ok with my Offshore inline boards,but anything more negativity affects your board.We use size #33 rubber bands on boards with the flag that goes down.You want that flag to be upright with just enough force so that anything that gets stuck like weed or small fish,you know it.Think best to get that taggle flag that goes down.Have used the 40 Tru trips on our inline boards,but pull to hard and had problems with them.