Pole and Reel for pulling crankbaits

[Hanr3]

No to spider rigging.
Wilbur is my inspiration for trolling. I watched him last year at Crappie camp out fish everybody. Wilbur is da man.

[clfarms1]

No to spider rigging.
Wilbur is my inspiration for trolling. I watched him last year at Crappie camp out fish everybody. Wilbur is da man.

No it wasnt wilbur catching the fish it was Angie that was catching the fish.

[M R Dux]

Go with the Okuma Magda Pro MA15DX reels. The 20s have a wider spool that is not needed for crappie fishing. I use all the same rods I use for longlining or spider rigging off the sides. For the rods straight off the rear of the boat, I use cheap 7 foot trigger stick casting rods I bought on sale at Grizzly Jig. The trigger gives me less likelihood I would pull a rod out of my HiTek holders (never done it so it must be working).

[SlabPappi]

Whatever you do buy your rods and reels now. Because once you start pulling cranks you will be buying several hundred crankbaits in every possible color, specialty batteries built for floor scrubbers,Bigger Terrova With iPilot Link, Rod holders Etc. And your budget may not allow for rods and reels! At least thats what happened to many of us. Seriously,you will have a blast pulling cranks!

[Hanr3]

I already started buying cranks. Basspro had them on sale during the Crappie Fishing weeks. I think I picked up about a dozen to get started. Yea, figuring on dropping a c note or two on a couple of rod/reel combos. Snow plowing was very good to me this year. Thanks for the tips. Keep them coming, I have oh so much to learn.

[skeetbum]

I've longlined for a while, and pulled cranks for a couple of years now. There's a progression that you will go through, and a step or two down the road you will want to try pushing the things because it takes about a week to turn around when you have the long lines out the back. Point is, you want a rod a bit stiffer than what you can get away with pulling to handle the extra weight. The Okuma's at Northwoods seem to be the reel and the price. I'm set up to fish solo and change it up some to accommodate friends and run my rods 90* to the boat. This allows me to run 6 rods by myself, and it gets interesting at times. I use my BGJP rods that I do everything with in 8, 10, and 12 foot and 2000 spinning reels with 8lb line, and stagger them for length. I use 300 series cranks with good success, and don't forget the deep, almost red, shade of pink. Before you go the first time, buy a plug knocker.