Fished it the same way I do in the creeks. Watch the depth finder for brush and dropped a line straight down. If I caught fish I'd through out a marker buoy and try all around it. I fished a lot of laydowns but a lot of fish came from brush piles. I have a humminbird 997 that has helped me find a lot of stuff but I've still got so much to learn on that thing. I rarely use minnows and more often than not it's a Charlie brewer slider in whatever color they seem to want. The other day it happened to be black/chartuese. Good luck