Tailchaser (a place I buy lures from) has an interesting category of lures based on the concept of predator/prey that makes a whole lot of sense. Mainly it’s just a daisy chain with the emphasis on bigger bait fish feeding on smaller ones.
Makes all kinds of sense.
Better yet, most of the lures in their predator/prey category are affordable and less than $9! For starters I’d give the Resin head feather (shown above) and the Cedar plug spin-and-glo lures a try for trolling behind a sailboat.
Throw in a flasher or a bird and you have a pretty good chance of actually catching something.