Been playing around with bait/diver combinations for springers and early winter hatchery steelhead. I feel like I get down to the bottom more efficiently with a jet planer. I have also used hot-n-tots and don't feel like I am right down on the bottom as much as with a jet planer.

I should probably mention that I am concentrating on holes 6-15 feet deep....not the DEEP 25' plus holes. I know the deeper the water, the more a jet planer shines but in that "in between depth" where I would think a hot-n-tot is ample, I feel like the planer gets down better.

Just my opinion. I know alot of you fish hot-n-tots as divers with great effectiveness. It's just a confidence thing with my choice of the planer. Oh yeah, the plug is tuned.

Your thoughts?