If you're making your own leader, a good length should be about 18 inches
Saltwater: these reels need a reliable, powerful disc drag system to better control strong, big fish and one that is sealed to keep out corrosive saltwater and sand
Running 12 coordinated lines at depths of 70 to 80 feet down in 85 to 105 feet of water, and using all the gear dressed up with spinner/worm rigs and stickbaits, we hooked up with 26 fish in a very short 4 hours on the water
By nature, casting rods are typically stored on the port side of the boat opposite the driver so they are less likely to contact the console, while spinning rods are stored on the starboard side as they are short and able to lie flat on one side
Avoid long, light lures (balsa wood topwaters and some crankbaits come to mind), or those with wind-catching features, like spinnerbaits with big blades
In addition to the staples that Ive identified before, there are at least three more lures that are always in my boat when I launch it on the Potomac