Front of the boat, slightly left and right of the trolling motor with your longest rods. They need to be stout as you will see in a minute. Heavier line to a 3 way swivel, a 2 oz weight with a split ring and duo lock snap to make it easier to remove or change weights, the third leg has a leader about 3' with another duo lock snap. Lower them down by releasing the anti reverse ans counting until the desired depth is reached, which for me was guesstimated until the fish told me I was in the right depth. I used to push four and pull 6 or 8 and was right busy more than once and had to stow some rods I couldn't keep up with. Just the way I did it, hope it helps some.