It’s a lot easier to adjust the depth you work your inshore jerkbait than an offshore trolling spoon. With a casting bait all you need to do is slow down the retrieve. To sink a trolling spoon deeper in the water column, you have to add a sinker, planer or downrigger for the desired result.
In both cases, getting baits down may be what’s necessary to hook up on any day. This show covers planers and downriggers for working the water column offshore, and several methods for getting lures below the surface in shallow water.
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