Once you've got the right setup, the next question is where to actually put the bait and how to work it. Here's the on-the-water half of the equation.
Casting angles: the most underrated variable
On any pressured lake, nearly everyone works a dock or bank the exact same way, and fish get conditioned to recognize that presentation as fake. Taking a few extra seconds to reposition the boat and make a first cast from an angle fish haven't seen is one of the highest-value habits in swimbait fishing - especially on well-known, heavily-fished spots where a genuinely big resident fish has likely seen every conventional presentation already. That first unconventional cast matters most; after it, working the spot more traditionally to pick it apart is fine.
Reading structure
Main lake point docks, bluffs (tuck tight to the bank, cast over deep water, work the bait up into the shallow zone to maximize time in the strike zone), laydowns, rip-rap near marinas and bridges, rock transitions (only useful if the transition actually extends out into the lake), bluff ends where a channel butts against a sheer drop, and secondary points inside pockets (key staging areas fish use moving to and from spawning or summer locations) are all worth working specifically with a glide bait rather than the conventional bait everyone else throws there.
Retrieve: find your own cadence
Every angler develops an individual retrieve rhythm - what works for one may not work for another. Since you don't know a lake's fish activity level walking up, sampling a mix of retrieve styles within one cast covers more bases and keeps the bait looking alive rather than robotic. General seasonal guide: slow down in spring/pre-spawn, speed up in post-spawn. Three core retrieves: a slow, steady wind (best early in the year, produces a wide dancing glide, excels on bigger baits); the bump (rod-and-reel-handle combo that kicks the bait wide, lets it sit, bumps again); and the chop (mostly reel-handle driven, half-turn repeated, occasionally punctuated with rod twitches) - where baits like the Boss and Baby Boss really shine.
Fighting the fish: be the bully
These baits are heavy - two to four ounces versus a typical spinnerbait or jig - and that weight becomes leverage in the fish's favor the moment it tail-walks or head-shakes. The approach: don't let the fish fight, be the bully. Crank steadily, keep the rod tip up and tension tight, never let the fish double back or surge, always keep it moving one direction toward the boat, and boat-flip when appropriate. Losing fish while learning this is completely normal - but consistent tension beats playing the fight out passively almost every time.