Going to get the bad out of the way first.............
My least favorite way to catch them, ironically, is kind of proven as the most effective way to catch big fish, which is a spoon with 100 yards of wire on a long "spoon rod." Absolutely hate every aspect of it. Jerky fight with the no stretch wire, 100+ yards of line to reel in, an over sized rod with a flexible tip, and it feels like you're winching your boat up onto the trailer and the winch gear is missing a couple of teeth. No question it catches fish, but I think it sucks.
Second least favorite is umbrellas, because they tangle, make a mess, can't use a net, and I don't know what it worse than 4 gorilla Blues on an umbrella. Yuck!
Also not a big fan of the Stretch lures with the trebles. Just don't like trebles. Too easy for something to go wrong and it gets ugly.
That said.................
My favorite way is anchored up in a rough inlet, stern towards a sandbar, casting a wod of clam right into the white water, sitting back and relaxing a bit, and then just waiting for the rod to bend in half and for the drag to scream, ideally one friend anchored 30 feet to my left, and another anchored 30 feet to my right. Just love it.
Second would be trolling Mojos. Stiff rod, 50lb test, tandem mojo, and whether it's one fish or two, you actually get to feel like you're fighting the fish, nice bend in the rod, the stretch from the eliminates the herky jerky feeling of wire, and they're a pleasure to reel in.
Third would be anchored up at Graveling Point in the Spring. They're not big fish, but it's early season fishing, easy fishing, and I almost always arrange to have a friend with me. Off the top of my head, I can think of several that need to book another trip with me in just 3 short months, or less.