Slide divers seem to "slide" better for me on braid. Braid, back to back uni, 30' of mono or floro, bead, ball bearing swivel, 5' to 8' floro leader. Good luck!!
Leave it as is, I fooled with mine till it was way off. Called fish hawk, the women laughed at me and told me to bring it back to factory settings. Been catching fish ever since. Good luck!
Both the Chamberlain's and the Amish snubbers have a lot of resistance. Try a different release and fish thief snubbers, seemed to help my set up. Also contact bikini bottom or troutman for rigger weights. Good luck!
We troll smelt as well and use otters with single keels. I believe that the slack in the tow line leads to more hits. The boards are constantly speeding up and slowing down, you just can't have them out to far. Good luck!!!
I remember a post from the past about a ball snubber with little water resistance. Can't seem to find that post, any help would be appreciated. I'm currently using the Amish outfitters version. Thanks, Matt