Saginaw River Presentation Questions

I see that much of the walleye fishing on the Saginaw River is vertical jigging. I attempted this style of presentation a few years ago on the Detroit River during the months of April and May and really struggled to catch fish. Let me state that I do not own an electric trolling motor on my boat. I switched over to hand line trolling and really started to connect.



My questions to the Saginaw River rats are as follows:



1. Is an electric trolling motor a requirement for vertical jigging on the Saginaw River?



2. Does anybody do any hand line trolling on the Saginaw River? I assume that lighter weights would need to be used than is commonly used on the Detroit River?



3. What other presentation techniques can be used successfully on the Saginaw River?

Saginaw River Presentation Questions