I have grown to like finesse fishing more with the slower fall and watching the line, but that takes time.  I fish with a friend that likes to cover water and doesn't slow down that much to finesse fish. Well since its not my boat I really have no say.  Ever time I try to fish it, my lure always winds up dragging behind the boat before I can get it back.  Does anyone have any techniques or advice to were I may could speed up the finesse process and still work it properly?  Thanks

switch to a crankbait, or spinnerbait.  

Dear TL,

You are about to get my deepest, darkest secret about fishin in the back, when someone in the front's got the trollin motor on 36 volts .

 Pull out a spinning rod with about 8lb test line,...slide on a mojo 5/16 weight about 16" above a 2/0 ewg gama, and  weedless rig it to a 4" inch  straight tailed worm . Drop it behind the boat and let it go . Some call it trollin, but tourney winners call it dragging!

  As Forest says that's all I got to say about that!

I'll 2nd BillyBob.  Many a boater has gotten their tail kicked by the nonboater who was dragging a mini Crig, a split shot or drop shot rig.

Brad

Try pitching a dropshot rig you can get to the bottom in a hurry and then the bait has a slow fall to the bottom. Hop it twice then pitch it again ;D

Billybob could not have said it any better! We also drag a jig with a Zoom dead ringer as the trailer. I had a guide show me this on Table Rock lake and it works great !