Crank baits on downriggers?

**BigRiverMarine** · 01-30-2016, 08:15 PM

Nice thing about the down rigger in my opinion is that you can get the bait down faster at a slower speed. Be sort of like a tadpole on your line or a weight. I think the right depth, combined with the SLOWER speed might work. I'm drowning minners tho.

**Dieasportsman** · 02-08-2016, 07:04 AM

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For stripers I use 3-5 oz. for crappie I use 1/2-1 oz weights. Depends on speed and how deep you want to fish. It's a lot better than down rigger and works great for crappie.

**cwright** · 02-08-2016, 08:00 AM

Yep. The downrigger was more trouble than it was worth. I tried it for a while but too much trouble. Went to trolling like normal after striper fishing all morning and caught a 29.5 inch striper on a bandit with 6 lb line. Great fight.

**BigRiverMarine** · 02-08-2016, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Dieasportsman

For stripers I use 3-5 oz. for crappie I use 1/2-1 oz weights. Depends on speed and how deep you want to fish. It's a lot better than down rigger and works great for crappie.

I've used a weight with these and it works fine. I've also lost a few of the snap weights. There is a dive curve on the Precision Trolling app for snap weights. It's called the 20/20 rule or something like that.

**sharphook** · 02-08-2016, 03:32 PM

Hoop nets only fail proof this time of year��

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