My buddy and I always started in mid February on the big G . We would pull 4 rods on each side of the boat and the best speed using a 1/16th jig on 4lb test with either a curly tail jig or a slider running at.8 mph with 40 to 70 ft of line out and we would start out in 12 ft of water in the area we pulled and would go straight until we reached 3 and half ft then turn and go back . once we caught a few and noted the depth we then would concentrate on pulling in that depth Usually 8 to 6 ft especially if the milfoil was starting to grow. Unfortunately I lost him 3 years ago to the dreaded C and haven't pulled since . We always used his boat since it had the exterra trolling motor!!. Just been sticking to bridge bank fishing now.