Question

[Rees Guide]

When "pushing" cranks do you run slow that when you are pulling em?

[majflyboy]

Nope

["G"]

nope speeds the same.... Sometimes I pull and push at the same time.......If I am running 8 poles on the front...I pull two on each side and push two on each side. Most of the time though I pull 6 off of the back like Scott does.

[Rees Guide]

Can you? Guess what I am asking is how slow can you pull em and get the action out of the bait?

["G"]

about 1.5 on the bandits slower than that they dont wiggle right. rattle traps work good for pushing

[Rees Guide]

Reason I am asking G is I have caught alot of my fish running slower than what alot of these guys talk about, 1.4 seems tp be a good speed.

[crappiholic]

What you are doing with a slower speed is bringing the crank up into the "strike zone". 2 ways of finding fish when cranking-- speed and length of line.

[Rees Guide]

What you are doing with a slower speed is bringing the crank up into the "strike zone". 2 ways of finding fish when cranking-- speed and length of line.

Got ya.
Gonna see how slow I can run and a bandit do it's thing in the morning, may try some 200s since I am gonna weight em anyways.

[crappiholic]

When I fish with cranks, which is very seldom, I use a 11/2 oz egg weight above a swivel and the leader. I usually let out 25-30 ft.. I pull Brad's wigglers at 100 to 125 ft. at 1.2-1.4 mph. This will keep them in the 10-12 ft depth. I don't think the size matters. Like I said, you can ajust depths by speed and length of line. Remember this, your most aggressive fish will hit first and usually be the biggest in area.

["G"]

Rees, I have pushed them at 1.2 mph and caught fish.....I just think they have a better wiggle going a little faster. I only use weights on the line when I am pushing. I do not use any weights when I am pulling.