I have not given up drifting and casting at all. I just added trolling to my game to help on slow days, and if I have new fisher people on the boat who struggle with casting, it is easier to just have them reel in fish that have been caught trolling. When the wind kicks up and there are two foot waves or more, I switch to casting as it easier for me than running the boards. I think casting and trolling are both fun to do.