Using metered line

[CrappiePappy]

Using a weight ahead of your crankbait is pushing not pulling

"G" .... I consider it "pushing" when the rods are at the bow and more or less pointing forward, and "pulling" when the rods are at the transom end of the boat or out the sides (& weights are being used). If weights are not being used, I consider it "longlining" even if the bait is a crank.

It's another one of those "I say Tow may tow, you say Tow mah tow" deals, that can be a bit confusing. Sorry if I'm misrepresenting

... cp

["G"]

Where the rods are in the boat has nothing at all to do with it....controlling depth by use of a weight is pushing....controlling depth with line out and no weight is pulling. I used to think it like your saying untill I started doing both methods almost 8 years ago.....have fished them with some of the best in the business and have done a ton of reading on the subject. Anyhow lot of folks got different definitions which is ok as long as they catching fish....its all good. But anyway I just posted that because a lot of folks are confused and trying to used the pulling depth chart useing weights and that will not work.

["G"]

Longlineing normally refers to pulling jigs or roadrunners without extra weight and depth is controlled by length of line out plus boat speed.....slow down to go deep.....speed up to go shallow.

[Rees Guide]

G, I think a lot of that depends on where you are in the country, it's all relative to where you are. A lot of yanks say "dipping" as us folk down south think they got a l inch of snuff in their lip.

[Yadkin Guide]

I agree with measuring from the water to your lure not rod tip to lure. If you are using a line counter reel then push zero when your bait enters the water. Here in North Caroling most of the lead core line users have a saying "colors in the water". Three colors deep means there were three colors in the water not from your rod tip.