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  1. 06-24-2014, 06:49 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by wilbur View Post
    I think its like 2/3 of the line out is the depth. So with15ft. of line you will be at 10 ft.
    You're right Wilber, as long as your line is going down and back at a 45 degree angle, the weight itself will be at a depth of 2/3 of the amount of line let out. With a Bandit 300, I'd figure one more ft of depth for the crankbait. Look at the "right triangle".

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    As long as your line is going down at 45 degrees, this formula works. As you speed up or have more line out to drag in the water, your angle decreases. Then you would need to use more weight for the formula to work.
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  2. 06-25-2014, 07:27 AM #22
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    Big help guys!
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  3. 06-25-2014, 07:47 AM #23
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    WOW a 4 oz weight for crappie - well I am going to BPS today and purchase a few 2,3,4 oz and try pushing this weekend! Thanks for all the help, maybe I can get out of all the dinks and into some bigger fish.
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    WOW so the two horizontal lines are your crankbaits! That is cool.. I have a Lowrance Elite 7HD and a Elite 5 at the bow and have never seen my baits on the graph/s, apparently I have a lot to learn about using my electronics! Cool picture and explanation!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wade2131 View Post
    WOW so the two horizontal lines are your crankbaits! That is cool.. I have a Lowrance Elite 7HD and a Elite 5 at the bow and have never seen my baits on the graph/s, apparently I have a lot to learn about using my electronics! Cool picture and explanation!
    The lines are my 5 oz weights but i know my cranks are running about 3 feet behind and a foot below those lines.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wilbur View Post
    I think its like 2/3 of the line out is the depth. So with15ft. of line you will be at 10 ft.
    You're right. It is 2/3 at 45 degrees, I don't know what I was thinking. Guess it's been to long since I've done any geometry lol.
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  7. 06-25-2014, 02:01 PM #27
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    The only thing better than pushing or pulling crainkbaits - is doing both at the same time!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrdux View Post
    The lines are my 5 oz weights but i know my cranks are running about 3 feet behind and a foot below those lines.
    What rods are you using to troll with the 5 oz weights?
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    Quote Originally Posted by blackfish View Post
    The only thing better than pushing or pulling crainkbaits - is doing both at the same time!
    We had a blast doing that last summer. We slayed em didn't we budro?
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  10. 06-26-2014, 11:11 AM #30
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    I just got home from Okatibbee pushing and pulling cranks this morning. As with yesterday, we caught at least 75% of our fish on our 4 push poles as compared to the 4 pull poles. We had the chartreuse Arkie cranks on the push poles with the 3oz trolling weights. We caught over 100 fish and had 17 keepers. The dinks are out in force on Okatibbee this year.
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