All depends on how deep your lake is. My home lake wedowee is deep so I've been fishing 20 + fow. If I'm fishing westpiont ,Neely Henry or Logan, the average depth is less so I'm going lighter.

I break a creek down in three parts. Mouth, middle and back. Early in the year I start in the mouth the work my way back with the fish.

Next check you graph for fish if I'm not seeing shad or schools of fish I'm moving on. When I find fish I pull jigs size relative to depth. If fish are 10ft down I'll use 2 1/16 oz.. if there's 5ft down I 1/24oz. And so on.

I recomend you go with someone and learn from them. I would be willing to take you if you're willing to drive that far. There's guys closer to you that are better at trolling than me . Coach slabprower are good guys and way better at it that myself.

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