I longline much of the time using cranks,spinners,beetlespins,I also do very well pulling black curly tail grubs.I don't spider rig much,mainly because I fish from a kayak,and my trolling motor pushes me too fas,but I have been successful paddling while spider rigging,but injuries prettymuch forced me to use a motor.
I too believe fish prefer lures / food passing certain directions,once I start catching,I always circle back and approach the same direction .