Starting with the rig, you troll the following:
1. umbrella or rig of choice
2. 20' of 100# mono leader (100# thickness is easier on the hands)
3. 100' of 16ga. copper wire
4. 20' - 30' of 1/8 in nylon line
5. attach end to a fiberglass outrigger or shock cord (plain old surgical tubing works well) and troll as usual
6. when fish hits, pull in "hand over hand" laying wire on deck behind you
Two basic rules:
1. don't walk in the wire
2. never, ever, ever let a fish get on the deck.
If a crazy bluefish starts thrashing around in the wire you might as well ball it up and go home.
Ideally your fish box or cooler should be at or in the transom. With 100# leader you can lift (or gaff if necessary) directly into the box
Advantages are that you can get the fish in without stopping boat if trolling multiple lines and you can make tighter turns and get back on the fish quicker.
I will put up a post on Friday (hopefully with pix) and let you know how we make out.