Up until now I have never heard of snap weights but then I’ve only been fishing in earnest for the past 2 or 3 years.  My big canoe trips are typically for the month of August and as I go further north, to be successful fishing I have to be able to go deep.  This summer I’ll be headed to WCPP for most of August and that means Walleye and Lake Trout.  In the past I’ve mostly used deep diving (15 – 30 ft.) jerk and stick baits – Pointers, Stayzees and Taildancers – and I’ve had pretty good success.  But I’ve often imagined something like these snap weights (even though I didn’t know they existed.)  When I read this post I immediately Googled snap weights and was pretty impressed – they look inexpensive, easy to use and effective which sounds like a good formula to me.  Anyway I’ve got some questions and I hope you all will bear with me.
Just so you know, I fish with a baitcaster lined with 30# 832 braid which I love.  I don’t carry a depth finder or use a line counter but I will be trying out a Scotty rod holder for the first time this trip.
Okay, so a few questions.
First, is Off Shore the brand to use, are they all pretty much the same or is there some other brand(s) that you all would recommend?
Second, as I say, up until now I’ve fished for both Walleye and Lake Trout (though I’ve done a lot more Walleye fishing than Laker) exclusively using deep diving stick and jerk baits (or shallow divers around outflows.)  I’ve had pretty good success but I’m always up for something different and hopefully effective.  My reading suggests that I can still use jerk baits with the snap weight system.  But, given the snap weight, will I want to switch from deep (15 – 30 ft) to shallow divers (3 – 5 ft?)
Second, I haven’t used spinner baits much at all but it sounds like they would be very effective with snap weights.  What size and type of spinner bait would be most effective here – a Mepps in-line type or an overhead safety pin type?  I imagine the latter would be less likely to snag on the bottom.
Third, as I’m using braid, will the snap weights tend to slip?  Although I’m thinking that wrapping the line around the snap before clipping it on would probably solve that problem.
Thanks for the info and whatever else you can offer.