I slow drift (wind or trolling motor) for big blues and flatheads. I filet my baits and make strips out of them and place them on a 7/0 to 8/0 circle hook on a Carolina rig. Thus, I am dragging the bottom of the lake for catfish. I normally have six rigs out. The one on each side of the outboard are 125 feet out, the next two are 100 feet and the rigs closes in are 90 feet out. By slow trolling (max. speed via GPS should be 1/2 MPH) you can work humps, dropoffs, ledges, points, along side of docks, etc. and cover a lot of area. Also, if you desire, you can have several side planer boards out to increase the width of your spread. You can go to www.fishingwithmac.com and see the results of this technique.
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