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    Quote Originally Posted by Jigging15 View Post
    Speck what rods and what length are you using for cranks?
    I run 4 planer boards off the back. Two on each side. The planers put a lot of drag against a rod, so you want a medium/heavy rod. Any mh bass rod will work. I use Daiwa downrigger rods from Wally World. They are about $25 each. I will put 2 planers out each side on those and have another straight out the back on each side. As I catch a fish on a planer, I rotate the set by putting the board on the long line and moving out. The rod that just caught the fish them rotates to the long line. Sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is.
    I also use B&M PST's for straight cranks without planers. PST's also for pushing cranks. I like ScottV rigs with 4oz weights about 3 feet above the crank for pushing.


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    The mh planer rods can be any length. I like 6 or 7 footers personally. For straight cranking and pushing, I use two 10 foot and two 12 foot PST's


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    nobody is doing the two pole stroll with another in the holder??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lil Baby View Post
    nobody is doing the two pole stroll with another in the holder??
    I have trouble handling the one in my hand let alone more in holders. I have been known to drag a fish a mile before I knew it was on the line.

    By then those 4" Crappie don't have much fight left.
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    We run 2 sets of Perotti 4-rod holders and have bases in both the back for pulling cranks and also up front for rigging or pushing cranks. We also installed 3 Ram Rod holders on each side of the boat, spaced 3' apart which we use to run planers. Quite often we are running 2 sets of planers off of each side and 2 rods in each holder straight off the back. It's pretty impressive how much water you can cover with 8 rods out. As for the rods themselves, we have both Cabela's and Bass Pro MH rods from 7-9' in length.

    When we push cranks we're using same method as Speck and Yikess....ScottyV inline weights (3 & 4 oz) but we switched over to 12' BnM PST because we were losing a lot of fish with the stiffer rods as the hooks were ripping out at a frustrating pace.

    We ran the tadpoles this past weekend and they seemed to perform well. I still prefer the ScottyV's, but that could change over time.

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    I run the 360 (4 rod) rod holder from Cumberland Crappie at the front of the boat. I fan them out pretty good with 9-12 foot rods. I find turns can be tricky but once I trim the motor out of the water it is no longer an issue.

    How is the crank bait trolling this time of year at Truman? I tried a few weeks ago and only caught a small White Bass. I have been jigging submerged brush lately.

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    I run 2 rods out each side, one 10ft, one 8 ft, ez pole holders, Tried the planer boards, seen no improvement in catch to troll time ratio, The pole holders are from a guy on the mississippi board, EZ pole or rod holder, they work great, easy to adjust, and real easy to break down and store, luck to ya

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    Haven't seen any comments yet and maybe you don't need it but I've learned (been taught) that line counter reels are a pretty important piece to the setup as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Route U View Post
    Haven't seen any comments yet and maybe you don't need it but I've learned (been taught) that line counter reels are a pretty important piece to the setup as well.

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    How about the Okuma 15 line counters? We carry them at the store and they seem plenty big for cranks.

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