We pull cranks a lot.
Cabelas in okc has combo trolling rods that are about 70 a piece. Sometimes you can get them on sale for around 55. They have a reel counter on them ft long and break down to 6 ft.
We use a trolling tree from high seas. 2 rods each side of the boat.smaller footprint and holds good.
The best crankbait to troll is bandits. Run true and never have to tune them. Rapala husky jerks are good also, but bandits out fish them.
The diving depth on the packages and are for 100ft of line at 6lb diameter. We use 30lb power pro braids which is like like 6 or 8 lb diameteter. Mad cow bandit seems to be the favorite of all species.
Trolling speeds can vary. The skeeter 225 we used prior the the sx210 would troll around 2.5-4 mph depending on wind speed. The sx210 big motor is 2.5. Trolling motor I can set to 1.5 to 2 mph.
Some cranks will not troll well over 2.5. Bandits troll well at any speed.
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