Pulling Cranks 101

Arkie 220s work well at that speed, the Bandits seem to need a little more speed, haven't pulled any Shad Raps to know.

I have one of the Bandit crankbait charts that show how deep each series (100, 200, 300) will run based upon the amount of line you let out. I know that it is pretty accurate when pulling with planer boards, but I am going to eventually pull some behind me in my kayak without planer boards.

The rods are at 50 degree angles, the rod tip is about 6 feet above the water line and I don't plan on using planer boards... Is there a nifty "rule of thumb" that will allow me to know and set my desired diving depths? I know that this probably wouldn't matter when longer line is used, but it should make a difference with shorter amounts of line.

Thanks,

Anyone used the shakespeare ATS line counters?

I just put a couple on some rods but haven't tried them yet.

I bought some but have not used them yet

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Originally Posted by FlyBye

I have one of the Bandit crankbait charts that show how deep each series (100, 200, 300) will run based upon the amount of line you let out. I know that it is pretty accurate when pulling with planer boards, but I am going to eventually pull some behind me in my kayak without planer boards.

The rods are at 50 degree angles, the rod tip is about 6 feet above the water line and I don't plan on using planer boards... Is there a nifty "rule of thumb" that will allow me to know and set my desired diving depths? I know that this probably wouldn't matter when longer line is used, but it should make a difference with shorter amounts of line.

Thanks,

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The distance back for depth starts where the line enters the water. The angle wont have much effect on it.

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Originally Posted by Bingo

Is it any crankbait that will work right at the speed of .08 to 1mph? I would like to pull 1 or 2 pair of planer boards(cranks) off the front side of the boat as I longline 1/8th jigs out the back. I was thinking maybe the smaller 220 Arkies, Bandit 100, 200 or shad raps.

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Flicker shads run great at slow speeds. I usually use #5's and sometimes #6's, especially in dirty water.

Hey guys I have a question. I decided to go with braid this year to pull cranks with. I bought the power pro in 20 pound test on the box it said it contained 150 yards of braid so I figured I would put 225' of braid on top of 300' of mono for backing after I did the first to reels I noticed I still had a lot of braid left on the spool does anyone know approximately how much line is on a spool. I felt like I wasted a lot of line. Thanks for any input.

Spool. Finally got it to not autocorrect. if it wasn't full it put on less than it read.

Thanks that's all I could come up with myself.