When it comes to matter of importance in catching fish depth is first,speed then lure color.So let's say I'm fishing late April through early May with my buddy John trolling Bandits with my inlines and 6 rods.I will start out trying to cover the water column where bandits usually have caught before.So those leads are 60-120 unassisted or with no weight.So one side will be 120 on the outside,90 then 70 on inside board.The other side will be 100 outside and 80 then 60.The colors will be my 6 favorite producers.So I always put a blue chrome out with a couple white based colors a humble bee to keep John happy and usually one purple, or what color has been the hot color from the posts I read.The sweet leads tend to be around 70 and 80 but the fish will tell you what depth is catching.But rarely do I run more than 3 lures at the same lead.You want to run one like 10 less and 10 more in case they change up.And the fish almost always change their depth you catch during the day.Ususlly the reason is as the sun rises and brighter it gets,
the bite goes deeper.Thats one reason you have other lures at different depths.So you want to be ready for that change of depth and change out those leads to get on em again.
When you make turns trolling don't make fast turns,that causes tangles.Im often telling our driver slow turns.A fast turn will stall out your inline boards and the line will drop down into the water and catch on the flag of another board.It is hard to see that line or how the boards run after that happens.But when you reel either one in the tangle happens.The same thing happens to your dipsies.The dipsies on the inside turn will drop like a sinker.That is when you can catch bottom with your dipsies.The other thing with dipsies,is I weigh them and scratch in that weight in the plastic.The heaviest ones go on the inside and lighter ones outside.The reason is the heavier ones drop faster when they slow down.
Good luck guys.Only a couple months away from the spring fishing.There are still plenty from that 2015 hatch and the females are reaching fish Ohio size. The other great hatches will bring in a mix of great eater sizes too.Should be a great season for walleye on Erie.