My 12 year old son agrees 100%!
Why do you think slow trolling (as they do down South) fails to produce up here in Michigan? I've used the same techniques here in Kent County but have yet to land decent fish. I'll troll right over submerged brush holding fish, without a single nible- then turn around and cast over the same exact area and catch crappie. Wierd. Are the Southern fish just that much easier to catch?
Have you tried the slow trolling set up in Michigan (without the spider rigs holding 4 rods each of course)?