You're putting too much thought into it. Just find a contour break, put your spread out,follow it, mark every piece of structure you see and enjoy yourself. If losing cranks is a big concern, you might consider something else. You WILL lose cranks on KY Lake. The ledges in the mouth of Big Bear can be good, the secondary channel and the bays on either side of Big Bear.

I'll pull cranks until the water temps are 60 or just below. Then I troll with jigs and roadrunners much slower.