I just wanted to see if there are any tricks when using bottom bouncers/Spinners

Do you recommend just dropping the bouncer over the side of the boat and dragging it or should you reel it in. Any particular color harnesses work better than others. Should you just use a piece of night crawler or put the whole thing on the hook.

As far as the weight forward spinners, is it best to find the depth the fish are being marked at and counted down to the depth when its casted out and then slowly bring it in or again should you just drag it along the bottom. Any particular colors. Is it best to only use these when its somewhat calm. Was using one on Saturday and it seemed hard to tell what depth I was at due to the larger waves early in the day.

Thanks for the help.