A lot of the guys trolling who have trouble catching Rock during the May worm time do not change their rigs.
The Rock are eating small 1 to 3 inch red worms that mass up very close to bottom.
Now - you troll mid depth with 6 to 9 inch shads - not many Rock will bite.
Small surge hoses 3-6 inches long fished with 20 ozs almost on the bottom - two bounces - will catch them. A downrigger with a tube umbreela is killer. Adjust the cable so the weight is close to bottom.
Going very early helps as the worms spawn at night. A very good finder tuned high will show a fuzzy cloud if the mass of worms is thick enough.
25 to 35 feet of water seems best. You can catch Rock in the worm hatch - just need to change lures.
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