I have fished reelfoot several times we always stay at cypress point
resort we fished lower blue basin the way we fished was use 17 pound test line this sounds big but there is a lot of stumps in this lake you will get hung up a lot we drifted with the wind this time of year fish will be out in deep water find a area you want to fish and turn you boat side ways and drift across the area you want to fish I used 1/16 ounce flies tipped with minnows
to rig your rods tie one fly up about 2 foot add and egg sinker heavy enough to hold line straight down loop line through egg sinker 3 times and then add another fly. We also done good using hook and minnows.We caught a lot of fish using this technique. basically just like slow trolling. IF wind is not blowing you can use lighter line.But wind always blowed every time i was there. BE careful if you take your boat we used there boats .you will hit stumps.good luck hope this helps you will love reel foot.