Set back was 35 feet then snap weight then 30 to 40 more feet let out. That's a total of 65 to 75 feet of line out. At 1.5 mph that gets you down to 10 to 12 feet per charts. I know we were fishing a little deeper than that depth because when I hit 15 feet depth on the finder the snap weights were dragging bottom on the 75-foot total line out while 65 wouldn't. That's how I check the real depth.
Interestingly 3 oz snap weights fished to get to same depth did not catch a single fish. Distance from boat was playing a bigger role than depth. Didn't have any 1 oz weights with me to confirm that theory. I would have fished them a with total of 85 to 95 feet of line out.
I was keeping my initial set back at 35 to avoid snagging the powerbait dunkers. I would normally be a little farther back. At Jordanelle I use 40-to-50-foot setbacks before attaching snap weight.
Interestingly 3 oz snap weights fished to get to same depth did not catch a single fish. Distance from boat was playing a bigger role than depth. Didn't have any 1 oz weights with me to confirm that theory. I would have fished them a with total of 85 to 95 feet of line out.
I was keeping my initial set back at 35 to avoid snagging the powerbait dunkers. I would normally be a little farther back. At Jordanelle I use 40-to-50-foot setbacks before attaching snap weight.