Thanks again to all for the answers.

Here's what we've got so any further input can be more precise:

Church Walleye boards w/tattle flags (1 per side)

Abu Garcia Ambassador 6500 line counters on Cabela's Depthmaster 9' trolling rods

I will be making my own harnesses, both spoon and traditional crawler harnesses

We will be using an electric trolling motor and GPS to dial in the speed

Leaning towards the inline sinkers - the bead sinkers that Ebijack suggested

17lb mono for now - most likely Trilene XL because I've used it for years on my catfishing rigs and never had a problem.

I will most likely be putting a few of our batcasters off the corners of the boat. These will have to be a guess at the line I let out because I can't afford to buy more line counters right now. I'll run these on inline sinkers as well.

Also, thanks for the warning on the braided line. I've used it for largemouth fishing in the past. We always wrapped in around a Leatherman and pulled when we were hung. It'd straighten a hook before it'd break. I just don't want to invest double the money in spooling two new reels.

Now if anyone can figure out what the difference (besides the price) is in these two listings, I'd be happy to hear it:

Church Tackle Pro Pack 1

Church Tackle Pro Pack 2