well, without downriggers or fancy equipment you can just use the structure of the lake. with a few split shots and varying your speed you should be able to stay in the zone. time of day is important too.... morning seem to be the best when I would take the kid fishing in the summer
The small lakes around harrison are great for kids. even though they are stocked in the spring, some fish get to a decent size and survive winter. I've caught a few stocked bows between 17" and 18" though they fought like wet socks, a 17" fish looks alot bigger than an 11" fish when your 12 years old.
my daughter hates trolling too, so a few things I do to avoid boredom for her and make things more fun me kinda goes like this...
1. avoid the big lakes, no motors being ideal
2. buy worms and tip your colorado blade with them ( I have put a gomphus on for her when the blades stop working)
3. find a drop off of said lake your at
4. troll only fast enough to get that spinner blade to move.
5. add or remove split shots if you need
6. water depth between 12-25ft (edge of drop off)
7. don't drive straight
8. vary your speed
if I do that, then she catches fish and seems entertained enough
if you have a significant other, I'd start bugging them about a hummingbird fishing buddy 120 for xmas.