Pick up a UV flashlite $6 at Lowes and shine it on your stuff. That will show the UV reactive lures. Other are UV reflective. The one flasher I have reflects light from the tablelamp in the family room 45' accross the celler . A chrome flasher won't . I feel it makes the lures more visable to the fish, gets their attention. The old black and glow& green Nk The green lights up more than the glow does with UV light. The same looking tape on a brandX spoon the green dosen't light up at all . Even though they look the same to out eyes.
I Use bags , used to use 5 gal pails with a 4" hole in the middle. Trimming the motor up a little will slow you down too; Depends on waves , wind and currents I never troll below 2 mph and sometimes above 3 on lake Ontario and Cayuga .
Going up to Pulaski today on RT 81 North , I saw a cowl for a Merc 9.9 up by the wall in the middle . It was just before the exit for the airport. Thought someone might like to know !!
I use Blacks. Above the ball , so the ball can track better. If you load a rod up with a release of the tail of the weight you maybe steering the weight This will cause crossed cables on a small boat fishing deep