For lake fishing this is what I use. I have replaced the lead weights with an ajust-a-bubble. I place it above my swivel so it flows freely, then depending on how deep I am I go with from 2 to 6 ft of leader and about a number 6 or 8 single egg hook and just enough power bait to cover the hook. Since the bobber can be filled with water it acts as a casting weight but once in the water their is only the weight of the plastic and unlike lead it will hang up higher in the weeds/moss putting your bait up where it can be seen. Once in the water and it has settled I leave some belly in the line. Now here is the hard part, I don't set the hook. One the pole is set down I leave it alone, normally in a pole holder and when the fish tries to drag you pole into the water the second time he usually has set it him/her self. Here is the reason behind it, with the small amount of bait the hook has less chance of pulling out and 98%+ of your hook ups will be throat hook ups so if you don't want the fish, don't take it out of the water and cut the line. I also clean the scent off my hands before I bait up, I take some power bait...make a small ball and roll it around in my hands then toss that away and then I bait up. Do this after every couple of hook ups. I have a fish finder and I like to place my bait about in the middle of where the fish are holding and I will sometimes use up to three anchors to keep the boat from swinging to bad. I stumbled onto this system at Diamond Lake about 15 years ago and have used it exclusively since then and I out fish a lot of people.
DLC