I push and pull both cranks and jigs. Pushing is another tool in the box and several more rods in the garage. My way of doing things varies from others in that I use 1/2 to 2 oz weights about 3' ahead of the bait. I also like braid to a three way swivel and mono from the swivel to the bait. The third leg of the three way has a split ring and duo lock snap to hang the weight on. Stiffer rods are used to support the weight and speed can vary from .3 on up.
Longlining covers a lot of water and is much simpler, but requires wider turns. It's just what it says, dragging baits on a long line. Heavier jigs can be used but run on a shorter line and being shorter, turn easier. I longlined yesterday with 12 rods out, by myself. As long as the bite isn't super fast you can keep up. I did have 4 rods go down in about 30', and 3 of the 4 were good fish that went in the live well. THAT was interesting. Took a while to get everything back to normal. Look at some of the rod holders, they don't need to be expensive, and give it a shot.