IF YOU HAVE A CLEAR LAKE NOT HARD TO CATCH THEM 50 FEET OR MORE BUT I DON'T LIKE TO FISH THAT DEEP ALSO HARD TO KEEP ALIVE.30 TO 35 AND BRUSH TOPS 20 FEET IS ALL YOU SHOULD EVERY NEED.IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF WHITE CRAPPIES THEY MAY GO A LITTLE DEEPER,JUST NOT THAT MUCH FUN FISHING THOSE DEPTHS