Those are some good looking baits.... Might have to try a few. Thanks for posting them...
DoubleG
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Those are some good looking baits.... Might have to try a few. Thanks for posting them...
DoubleG
Ordered my rod holders,rods, and reels today. Cant wait til they come in to rig everything up and see what pulling crankbaits are all about. Six more months til crankbait season!lol
The tournament winner of the mini camp at Ross Barnett pulled cranks last weekend... Also DD got the biggest fish pulling cranks. I learned this weekend that you can pull cranks till the end of December and be productive. So there still is some time. I know one thing, my cranking stuff is going back in the boat! Well at least it is when I am fishing alone. Dad is coming up this weekend to single pole for some... After that, I am going to pull cranks some more.
DoubleG
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleGobble00
maybe i will be lucky enough to get out with my setup and at least pull to figure out how everything is supposed to work. maybe get the basics down and work some of the bugs out. who knows i may even catch some fish as a bonus.
How early next year can we start pulling cranks again ?
It's not even time to STOP pulling cranks G. That's what Zack is talking about, Bernard won and DD got big fish Sat with cranks. Several more were pulling that were not fishing with us. I should have put them on myself.
I know that Major but I mean when you finally do stop pulling cranks ( or are you going to fish straight on through?) when do you start back again? I just thought maybe you quit at the end of DEC. then start back When ?
Last year I kept hearing, "can't wait til the water temp gets to 60 so we can start pulling again". I saw Paul J. pulling cranks in Jan this year. I just don't think there is a stop/start month or temp, I'll keep them in the boat and not be afraid to try them in any water that's not chumk full of stumps.
I am with Maj on this one... I just got some 8, 12, and 16 foot PSTs with okuma reels. Had them in the garage last saturday but that won't happen again. It is time to put them in the water...
DoubleG
Things just have to be RIGHT for them to hit in the winter time is all. Most days, heck no but there are those days when they'll slam them
Sounds good guys....thanks for the info
now we know why boats have gotten bigger with as much storage as a two car garage. so you dont have to leave stuff at home and then wonder if the fish would have bit on what i left behind
I know it....I wish my boat was two foot wider, LolQuote:
Originally Posted by luv2wade
now ya'll see why I got the 21 footer
I have enough length to suit me at 18 and a half ft. ...would like it wider though. My next one will be wide.
Like mine G? I've got a 96 inch beam and even with 8 poles for Spider rigging, 6 for pulling cranks, 2 tackleboxes and a cooler, I still got plenty off room to roam
L2, I'm no expert by long shot, but I used 10# hi-viz on my crank pullin rods all summer and lost too many bandits.. As soon as my 30# braid hi-viz comes in from BPS, all that 10# goes in file 13. And I think it's a good idea to use thin wire hooks too. Just sayin...Quote:
Originally Posted by luv2wade
Yeah I used 30 lb braid this summer. It saved some bandits but I lost some also. I had some mustad red hooks on some of them and those things will not bend real well. They are great hooks but hard to straighten out. Also I need to retie more often. I hardly ever retied and that cost me some baits.
DoubleG
I too am going to 30lb braid and changing out the MA15DX to the 20DX. Like EZ said, light wire hooks.
This is interesting. I only lost three baits all year and it was when I was using 10# Vicious Hi-Vis that was several months old. I put on some fresh line and the problem went away except for when I lost a battle with a huge catfish.:D
Stan, I'm glad you brought up line age. What is the rule of thumb on how old is too old for mono and for braid?
Maj, I am not sure what the right answer is here but I will tell you what I do. I change all my rods out at the end of Jan (end of deer season) and get ready for the new year.
I change line a couple of times a year. I did not pull cranks as much as you guys this year but I only got hung up once and then I got my crankbait back. Glad someone mentioned retying though as I had not thought about that.
thanks for the opinions on 10# mono. i may go ahead and invest in the braid and save me some baits. as for as life of braid, when i fished for the green carp i have some braid that is several years old and still is being used. i just watch for it when it starts to fray then remove several feet of it. that was 65# braid so i dont know if the 30# will hold up the same. i do pull it off and reverse the line to get more life from it. that way the line that is normally on the reel is now in the water.
i read in the beginning of this thread where everyone is changing out the plain hooks for red hooks. i was wondering if you are changing both hooks on each bait or just one hook? if you are changing just one hook, is it better to change the belly hook or the tail hook? i am sure with so many baits in the water some of you guys have experimented with this and i am just looking for some input. thanks
I changed both.Quote:
Originally Posted by luv2wade
So far I have just changed out the tail hook, but it couldn't hurt to change both. The Bandits that are specific to crappie fishing come with red hooks as do some other brands.
Yeah I changed both on mine....
DoubleG
Do both of them! In the late 70's I fished BASS and Bagley was one of my sponsors. They put red hooks on MY baits 30 years ago. It DOES make a difference.
thanks guys. i bought a bunch of bandits on clearance the other day from academy for $1.88 each. i guess at that price i could change both sets of hooks and still come out ahead on the regular price with the red hooks.
Don't worry about the cost.....the fun of pulling crankbaits is worth it. :D
Got in three new MA 20DX linecounters today and a BnM 10'er that I donated to the rez last Sat. Can't wait for that braid to get here.
received my six new Okuma 15DX linecounters today. Grizzly Jigs called and said my 14 foot Pro trollers were on back order but they should have them in a week then they will ship
Thanks for the info!
Sounds like some body is getting ready.Quote:
Originally Posted by luv2wade
Anybody else have a couple of 8 foot Pro Trollers by BnM? The two eight footers I got are real limber. They don't seem to have the same action as the 12 footers. The 8 footers bend way over when pulling cranks. I am afraid I am going to break one if I hang a striper or big catfish while pulling for crappie. I would have thought they would have more back bone to them...
DoubleG
Zack, I have two of the 8' PST's & can't believe how stout they are. I have gotten hung up & not noticed until they were bent more than double. I'm very impressed with them.
Maj - My eight footers look like they are bent half way by just pulling the crankbait. I wonder if I have a newer model or something. The 12 footer is great! I love those rods... Just seems the 8 footers I got bend way to far over while pulling cranks.
The 8 footers I got are a dark blue color with some type of new line guides. The line guides appear to be more suits to a spinning reel also. Is that what yours look like? I am sure these will work fine but just use to a stiffer rod.
DoubleG
I have two 8 ft. Pro Trollers and they work good for me. I did hear that they changed up the guides on the new ones though.