After picking through articles and FLW reports from this weekends tournament at Port Clinton, going slow and trolling cranks seemed to have been the key to taking the top places at the kick-off event for the tournament season.
1.1 to 1.4 miles per hour, and trolling big angled cranks like Reef Runners were the key for the guys who took home the money. 15 to 20 foot of water were the depths that produced the best for the pro anglers last weekend.
Lure presentation changed with the conditions. Bright colors when it was nice and sunny, and darker colors when the day became overcast. Not sure when that was though as my face is still red from the sun. Another key was to do some slow S-turns while trolling to help the cranks slow down, suspend and then speed up as the turn straightened out.