Thread: Cranking help .

Curtis: I pull cranks off the back & off the sides of my boat. Having said than, I fish with Rees Guide a lot, he prefers to pull off the sides. Pulling from the back you don't have as much trouble with rod length and spacing. I use 8' ugly sticks off the back. Off the side you need three difference lengths poles ie; 14' 12' 10' to get some spacing in between the cranks you are pulling. I am not a real seasoned crank bait puller like some the other guys on here, but that what I do. I have caught my share that way, so maybe I am doing something right. There also are some post on here, that tells you how to push cranks off the front. I don't do it, so I can't help you there. Good luck, hope load up on them.

Eagle we talked before and your boat will be fine.The tm will work,that is close to what Slabin uses and we both use hand controls,mine is just 24volt.He uses two batteries in parallel and we have used it 5 to 6 hours easy.I like pulling from the front on the sides.Get short tee bars,didn't like them high.Run the tips close to the water and get different length poles.The more separation the better.Any time you wanna go with us and see the cheap way to do it let me know.

Want to be ready for next yr. During the hot weather . Since the boat has pods two out the sides at the back and two directly out the back was one option i was considering . The motor will idle slow enough ( down to a crawl ) also have some 6/8 ft. Spinning gear from the bassing yrs .

Originally Posted by Big C

Eagle we talked before and your boat will be fine.The tm will work,that is close to what Slabin uses and we both use hand controls,mine is just 24volt.He uses two batteries in parallel and we have used it 5 to 6 hours easy.I like pulling from the front on the sides.Get short tee bars,didn't like them high.Run the tips close to the water and get different length poles.The more separation the better.Any time you wanna go with us and see the cheap way to do it let me know.

THIS WAS AN OLDER PICTURE OF MY SPIDER RIG . I have went to the short driftmaster. and have a base that will allow down the side . also have several driftmaster post on side that will slide in the tract anywhere on the boat( you can see one in picture ) .what length poles do you use ?

Eagle it may be just me but there no way i would listen to a motor idle all day.Your rods will work.Before next year i will have line counter reels,i think they would make things easier.I'm lazy that's why i run them up front,no getting up and down all day.

10,12&14's wish i had an 8.So i could run 4 on the side.Running two 12's out the back for now.

Originally Posted by eagle 1

THIS WAS AN OLDER PICTURE OF MY SPIDER RIG . I have went to the short driftmaster. and have a base that will allow down the side . also have several driftmaster post on side that will slide in the tract anywhere on the boat( you can see one in picture ) .what length poles do you use ?

I pull at 1.5 -1.9 mph on my GPS. I am sure you can idle your motor back to that speed. If you can't you may have to get a trolling plate for your motor. I have Okuma MA 15DX line counters on my rods. That way I can feed out the right amount of line to get my Bandits at the right level in feet. I have been set my rods starting out at 50', 60', 70'. if the fish are deeper I let more line according to the Bandit depth chart. Hope this helps!!! We need to go pull some cranks some time, you are always welcome.

Coach, I started pulling cranks this yr also. I have a 1654 F&F with 40hp Yamaha. Foot control Tm. I started pulling off the back but got real tired of hearing outboard run. It works , I just drag 1 or 2 5 gallon buckets with couple of 1 1/2" drilled thru them. But here recently I have been using TM. Like it much better, much more quiet. Just gotta keep 4' of separation btw poles. Wished I had a hand steer instead of foot control. Does your Yamaha have a locking lever underneath the tiller handle? That is what I used when trolling off back with outboard.