Pulling Cranks 101

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Originally Posted by DonDon

and got 4 of the Okumas. That'll get me started anyways. Questions on them. How good is the drag and will they hold up to a say 15 pound catfish or 10 pound searun striped bass

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They will handle a 10# plus hybird.:D;) You may need to stop your boat to get him in.

Will they stand up to me putting braided line on them and how much line will they hold of the 20 pound braid

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Originally Posted by DonDon

Will they stand up to me putting braided line on them and how much line will they hold of the 20 pound braid

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I use 30/8 power pro braid. I put about 150 yards of braid on top of some cheap mono so I do have to use so much braid.

Hope they get here before next weekend and the FJ

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Originally Posted by G-3 Fisherman

yikess, are you pulling with your outboard? If so what size motor are you running? Are you using buckets or a trolling plate?

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G-3 I use my Terrova but it's only good for 5 hours or so. Then I switch to my 90hp 2-stroke Merc to finish the day. Often it takes a driftsock to get my speed under control. I have a 24" and 30" but only use one at a time depending on the load in the boat and the wind conditions. Driftsocks are a lot easier to store than buckets.

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Originally Posted by duckkiller

Aight so when I get my new rig in late may or early June which one of you yahoo's is going to go out with me and show me the ropes? Got about 25 new cranks and prob going to get more on Saturday. Hope to order the okuma reels soon, they should be good for spider rigging to that's what I've always wanted them for anyway

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Me me me, can I go??? I can bring all kinds of gear to play with:D.

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Originally Posted by yikess

G-3 I use my Terrova but it's only good for 5 hours or so. Then I switch to my 90hp 2-stroke Merc to finish the day. Often it takes a driftsock to get my speed under control. I have a 24" and 30" but only use one at a time depending on the load in the boat and the wind conditions. Driftsocks are a lot easier to store than buckets.

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Tell me more about the drift sock. How long a rope do you use and how do you keep your prop out of it etc. I have a 115 Yamaha 4 stroke and it idles pretty slow...I will have to take my GPS and check it again....I checked it once before but I have forgotten.

is when you drive 2 hours to go fishing and then realize you didn't secure them and they blew out of the back of the boat OOPSY. YES, that is from personal expierence

Don several years ago I had just left the lake and had a 5 gallon bucket blow out of my boat just as I was meeting Mr. Green Jeans and hit the front of his truck.:eek: It did not take him no time to turn around and catch up with me with his blue lights flashing. I thought ohell this is not going to be good. He walks up to my window and ask me if I am going back and pick up my trash. I tell him you bet just as soon as I find a place to turn around. We talk for awhile and I show him the crappie I had caught and he tell me to just go on home and he will pick up the bucket. Sure thought I was going to get a ticket but he was a good guy after he had cooled down some.:D

Couple weeks back I got luicky to. A deputy Sheriff stopped me and my brother after he say toilet paper blowing out of the back of my boat. My brother had a roll in a 5 gallon bucket and it was flying all over the place so the cop stopped me for that. He was kewl with it all and even told me that Looks like your brother is poo outta luck to day. I bought fell out