Trolling with your trolling motor?

[Abbeysdad]

I know most bass fishing is to fly like the wind to a likely spot, sneak in and work shallow cover and structure, most often using the TM to adjust and/or maintain position...

I'm most often fishing one of the larger finger lakes in central new york. This lake has all different species. In addition to smallmouth and largemouth bass, there are all panfish, lake trout, landlocked salmon and well, it's deep enough there might be a whale or two in there

So anyways, here and there I have trolled with the TM set straight ahead (different speeds), using the big motor as a rudder. I let lines run way out behind the boat (usually swim baits). But honestly haven't caught much yet doing this.

Does anybody actually use their trolling motor for true trolling?