My boat wasnt a good candidate for long lining as I didnt have a troller that would work for it so I decided to push. I either fish with hooks or/and jigs (usually tipped with minnows). Advantages I see are you can ease around in timber with some downlines and fish 'em without too many hangups. Also brushpiles dont cause too many breakoffs either as you arent going so fast and usually have time to lift and drop until the weights come loose from the brush. You can bottom bounce with a weight on the end of your lines with your hooks tied above the weights. Speed....anywhere from (guessing) .3 to nothing. Alot of folks call it slow trolling whihc is exactly what it is. I dont cover near as much water fishing this style....slow is the key. When spider rigging you can hang the baits right in their faces which can trigger strikes from less agressive fish. Lastly, you can get your hooks/jigs much deeper than longlining as in the summer months the fish are usually deep...but can still be caught.