I used em like they came. I found that some of the bigger hooks tangled as Yaker said. I have used one upsized and the other as it came. I had a ton of fun trolling cranks, starting just as the spawn began for the staging fish, and going all the way into fall when they just wouldn't cooperate anymore. Other species will hit too so make sure your holders won't rotate or the rods can't jump out of the holders. Line counters help but I never had them and caught a lot of fish. Enjoy, and be ready for yet another addiction. I even began painting my own. That was also fun on the days I couldn't fish.
Creativity is just intelligence fooling around