lost of good advice, bit for me you really need to get someone who knows his stuff to go out with you and set the gear and then use power gum or dacron loops. this can be done anywhere at any time personally I would do it before the game season, or now if you dont intend on changing your line out.
you cant buy the experience of some and those who have caught one although can give you advice from there one fish or 2 or 3 are scratching the surface, talk to those who get say 5 to 10 plus a season, this is more consistant and these guys have the experience to help you out after all they are not what we call one hit wonders who tell al how to do it but then run all season and get nothing I know one guy who can help you out, he tries and tries and he raises them and even catches them but things dont go his way for one reason or another, he is a good fisherman to boot and has been with me a number of times, got him his first fish now he is addicted to it. these guys are worth their experience.
those who have spent time on the water are gold, running lure is simple as you will be told but it obviously aint and the one shot wonders are the ones telling you this, get the pakula dvd's or go on line and look at Peters info, again experience and what works and not just for him, its in his best interest to show you how its done as this is his lively hood, you cant beat that,
for me and this is just me with twin engines I drop my lues back and it works and this by only one wave, my lures are like this 1st wave clear window [you can see this, 2nd wave clear window you need to decide what corner is short or long.
short rigger 4th wave long 5th and shotty maybe where ever you want I to ran bent buttsmy riggers were run off straight rod holders, this gave me hight on the rod tim when the fish struck drag on 37 was 5 to 6kg to the button was only 11, the corners were run out of angled rod holder buttttttttt the drag was higher as there was no angle to load up the tip, I also ran then off the riggers but on 2m tag lines the tags were fixed to the lanyard and stayed there this to give the fish a bit of loose line to turn before the hook took up as I say the drag was about 8k not 5 or 6 to the button was still 11, why 11 well they say 1/3 of the breaking strain so we are looking for 12 but 11 just felt a bit better under load IMO. anyways hope that helps but get some out with you today tomorrow when ever and set the boat up on the water and speed mate slow down simple stuff, and yes simple stuff this lure fishing but you have to get the basics sorted 1st and sorted to what works on your boat, oh you had two fish one on each riiger great keep the same lures there thats the rigger sweet spot or there abouts now work on the close in stuff and for me the Pakula animal or the legend Andromeda, you wont be sorry.