Thread: Pulling Cranks 101

First batch of cranks I have bought and a guy had a deal on some at the Buck-a-rama over hear Saturday $2.50 each or less. Not the colors I wanted based on what everyone has been saying is the better colors, but figured while I am learning the color don't matter as much. Will start picking up more of a variety as time goes. Those Bombers have a good wiggle at 1.2-1.5 mph. Got my eye on some Storm, Wally, and Bandits for the near future too.

that chart is great, got me some line counters and wow get it in the right depth its a fun day.

Line counter reels is the way to go.

I fish with some boys that say "just throw it back there bout 30 yards, It dont matter" Lets just say theres a lotta days that they say..."the fish didnt bite much today"......consistency is the key my friend!

Originally Posted by biggerjigger

..."the fish didnt bite much today"......

Not a cranking pro, but I basically wasted 2 trips pulling below where the fish were hanging. You gotta learn to trust your equipment and what you know instead of doing what you did last week.

Originally Posted by RCC

Not a cranking pro, but I basically wasted 2 trips pulling below where the fish were hanging. You gotta learn to trust your equipment and what you know instead of doing what you did last week.

I've done that too RCC, pulled too deep. Couldn't believe how shallow they were Sun at Wolf, 7' in 10fow.

I would like to revise my origional thoughts about rods and reels for pulling cranks. Started off with one 10' & one 12' off each side but learned pretty quick that that setup didn't give me enough line separation and the tangles were many. I bought a pair of 8'ers and put the 12's in front, the 8's behind and run the 10's straight off the back of the boat, this gives me 4' of separation between all my rods. A do-over would see me forgo the 10'ers all together and instead, get 16'ers put them out front, 12'ers in the middle and 8'ers last. (I believe this is the setup that SatDoc1 and Torch use and we know they catch fish.) All my rods are BnM Pro Trollers and I think they are great, good action and very good backbone for those big cats and hangups. Now for the reels, I still like the Okumas but I think I would go the the 20 DX rather than the 15 DX, why?, they are a little wider, but not so much as to be heavy or in the way, and the extra width spreads the line out so it's not as apt to get behind the spool. I still like the 10lb Stren High Viz yellow. Maybe these thoughts will save someone some money, hope so.

Boy Maj , this thread is a never ending one!

Originally Posted by satdoc1

Boy Maj , this thread is a never ending one!

As long as some are teaching and some are learning, I see it going on, and on, and on....you get the idea.:D

I for one have learned a lot from this thread. Thanks for starting it Maj.