You already have a great little boat to pull cranks with. I have a 16ft John with a 20hp 4 stroke and at lowest speed (idle) it purrs all day pulling cranks about 1.8mph. Mine also has a lever that sort of locks the steering, making my hands available for tending rods. I also use my bait casting and spinning bass rods, medium to medium heavy action with 10lb line to pull said cranks. The only investment I made was cranks of course, and the base plates to move my rod holders from my glass boat to my metal boat. I use Spyderlok rod holders for multi purpose fishing techniques, spider rigging, long lining and crank bait pulling from both boats. Grab a few cranks, start with two rods and go cover some water. Look for surface bait balls and pull away. Good luck.Pulling Cranks on a Budget


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