Well, I'm sure everyone found methods that worked for them. My leaders tended to be about 16-20" and 20lb line. I use riggers and ran them down deep, sometimes to 85-90 ft. If you're going that deep you better have the fishfinder on just to check depth. As always, you can log on to WashingtonLakes.com and reading reports going all the way back to 1996. Good Luck!