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You want to leave the oars in the oar locks when anchored. Make sure the oar blades are turned directly perpendicular to the water surface and they will act like little rutters up against your boat and keep you from swaying around in the current. Sometimes they work them selves flat to water surface and you will start to sway but just give them a slight adjustment and you will stay steady again.

 

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On the pulling plugs part, start with your rod in the rod holder with the plug hanging down from the tip a foot or so or reeled up to the swivel, but not hanging in the water. Position your boat above where you want to start fishing about 40 feet. Open your bail and let the plug float out on the surface about 40 feet minimum. Reengage the bail and the plug should dive right down unless it is fowled on its self. If it is surfacing that means it is either not tuned correctly or fowled. Fix it and start again. Once you get the hang of it you can deeply your own rod while rowing and not lose your position in the current. Slowly back your plugs down stream. You should control your pace downstream rather than the current. If you need help judging distance, use a bobber stop thread on your line at the appropriate distance and reengage your bail when you see the bobber stop thread at your rod tip.

 

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K11s in metallic gold or metallic red are money on summer steelhead but also a little finicky to tune.

 

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1. Do you typically just run them plain or do you scent them or wrap with bait?

I wrap k13s or bigger but wrap them modestly as the bait wrap can really impact their action in faster water.

2. When it comes to wrapping a plug with bait, how long do you fish it for? When do you re-wrap?

I only re-wrap maybe once a day but re-sent regularly.

2. Do you typically freeline them or should I be using a dropper with a small weight?

Freeline them in 10 feet deep or less, dropper and diver in deeper than 10 feet.

This is all assuming I'm pulling the plugs from a drift boat. The only time I might put a lead dropper on is if I'm anchored at the top of a hole and back bouncing them or if I have an experienced back bouncer passenger.