I've made it about 25 pages or so deep in this thread. Longlining Questions? (crappie.com)

Good news is I am experienced in trolling (still picking up on you freshwater guys' lingo!) and think I have that part down. I've run/mated boats with 13 rods or so running out the back, but we use outriggers/center rigger to help spread lines out and stagger them and most all lures/rigs run high in water column or on surface. Will have to figure out rodholder situation at some point. Boat has handrails on side and only one Perko clampmount holder/side. Thinking some drifter clamp on mounts might be in order....and a pair of those long rods to go with my 7'ers to start off with.

I guess the hard part for me will be figuring out fish patterns. If I can get out Sat, I may just cruise 60-80' from bank and scan looking for structure (and play with unit trying to dial it in/learn how to read it). I thought about "longlining" while searching and may still do that, but won't be able to cover much ground. Quick question on the side scan...is there a good speed to go to help find smaller brushpiles? is 5mph too fast or should I still see structure at that rate?