Jonk, I remember those days well! I started fishing Erie in 1988 and Erie Dearies were the weapon of choice back then. We used to love those Super Erie Dearies too with the added side spinner. Boats would be strung out in lines and drift over fish until you lost the school and the slowly move back up for another drift. People seemed to be much more courteous back then.

What I like about trolling is not being tossed around as much and being able to cover more water and be in control of where you want to target. Also being able to stay at a consistent speed to figure out what they like. Plus the fact that my arthritis kills me from reeling all day!

Still might be fun to get back to my roots some day!