O.K, this is just how I do it but the above post is correct. Slow and steady is the key. I don't like a lot of side to side action if I can help it. However, I use a drift boat and you are using a cat which is not as easy to back troll with (it has a whole lot more surface tension than a drift boat) A lot of people let the plugs out way to far from the boat. I say 40 -50 feet is plenty and the same distance out