Pulling Cranks 101

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

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Originally Posted by luv2wade

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

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I know it....I wish my boat was two foot wider, Lol

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

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Originally Posted by luv2wade

I just received from my company for 20 years of service a $1500 bonus!! Looks like I will be able to buy everything I need to set up my boat for pulling cranks next year during the winter a little faster than I thought. So I need to make my list: 6 line counter reels, 6 pro troller rods, 10# hi- vis line, 2 sets of 4-rod holers, and lots of bandit crankbaits. Maybe with some of the money I have left over I could upgrade my electronics also.

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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...

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.