our trip is july 6th-13th and the wedding is august 13th.

i troll those same baits but let out a bit more line to get them to dive those few extra feet. i run 15/4 powerpro and 14/6 fireline, so you can get some pretty deep lures by letting out a little more line. i usually dont go deeper than the 25' range with cranks, however. beyond that, they put a bit too much stress on my equipment for my taste. i did get my hands on some keel weights for this year to sink my J11 down into that range if i paddle slow enough.

i had a red tiger 30' tail dancer, but i ran it aground so many times that the lip began to curl under and i think it was running more as a modified 25'er. i couldnt handle seeing my rod curl in half so much and then bounce and load up on bottom like that. after all, i spend so much time with my rods its almost like they are my babies.