We catch lots of stripers trolling A-Rigs (Umbrella Rigs) in the rivers. A great substitute for live bait. Here are the basics. Subscribe for more. www.rhguideservice.com/
this is much better than depleting stripers forage base which has veen going whole sale for almost 40years in south carolina and driving blueback herring to near extinction and the dnr want stop it.
That all depends on depth and current speed. Get it as far away from the boat without dragging the bottom. In this area it was 40-60 behind the boat usually trolling with the current.