No real secrets here.Just learned from reading articles and posts(mostly from this site) to pay attention to details.I replace the hooks and most hardware on all my baits and just try to decrease my chances of losing a huge fish due to things I can prevent and leave the rest to the fish gods :)

The only thing I do different,or at least not what the majority is doing,is troll alot. Troll deep,shallow,over humps,points and whatever else gets in the way.I like to hold my rod as much as possible,so you can feel the strike and get right on em'.Also make slight changes in the speed and action of the bait by pulling the rod forward or anything different right over the prime part of the structure or whatever and hopefully trigger a bite.Plus I troll from a Kayak and hope the stealth factor helps a little.Things that I've read and heard so I know it's not a big deal.

Really nothing seems to be working for me lately,alot of hours on the water with no roughed up thumb to show for it.Kinda frustrating,but I just look forward to the next time I feel the tug on my line because I know it's gonna be well worth the wait.