Fist off I have to say how impressed with all of the willingness to help others I see in this forum.
I will be fishing Erie for my first time from S. Bass Island from 4/11-4/19 and have some trolling questions. At first I assumed we would be trolling RR 800s and DHJ-12s pretty much exclusively but I am starting to wonder about pulling spinners with crawlers.

1. When trolling cranks do guys prefer mono or braid?
2. When does the spinner/crawler bite tend to pick up?
3. When pulling spinners, in-line weights or snap weights. Formula to figure out depth for either method... (New technique for me, lots of questions)

Each morning when I wake up I check my count down time to make sure it says I are 1 day closer. If anyone is willing to set up a phone call I'd love to hash it over to help scratch the itch. PM me if interested. Thanks in advance.