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When ya'll pro's pull these crank baits do ya slow down your speed less than 1 mph or above ? How deep do ya want them to run? And can or do you pull jigs at the same time on different rods ? Found me a few and want to try em out maybe daythirty Sat before the dranks wake up.
I'm no pro and matter of fact I've never even tried it. On the hand, I have seen it done and have read about. I think the speed should between 1 1/2 and 2 mph. You do not pull jigs at the same time unless you wished to tie a trailer line on the back hook of the crank bait. Like jig trolling, depth depends on the fishes depth. You want your baits just above them. Length of line out, diameter of line (# test), size of lip on crank bait, and body size of crank bait all contribute to the depth the bait runs. Experimentation is the only true way to home in on those variables.
Go to Mississippi board and look ovee sticky titled Pulling Cranks 101. That should give ya all the info you will ever need
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not a pro by no means but i have pulled cranks and they can be a blast!!!here are a few
sites with good reads!!!
Bandit Lures
http://www.magnoliacrappieclub.com/a...aitCrappie.pdf
and here are a few charts that have type of lure,how much line to have out for what depth you want the lure to run!!!
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http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/a...walker/200.gif
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/a...walker/300.gif
John, cranks work better on white crappie than black but some blacks will bite also you just have to get close to brush or some structure they are holding on. It's a lot of fun once you start catching em but it can break your heart when you get two or three cranks hung-up at once, just relined all my cranking reels with braid..... 1.5 mph is the speed I pull at and can pull for 5 hours on one trolling battery at that speed. All fish will hit the cranks along with catfish. Those charts for Bandit are the bible for pulling cranks :highfive Most times I pulll two 100, 2-200 and 2-300 until I find the right depth and some day all three will catch fish.
Have fun and if I can help you any I'm always here.:)
John, running 1.5 mph will pull lightweight jigs to the surface, or just under it. I havent experimented any to see what size jigs with splitshots it would take to move that fas t and to keep the jigs down 10' or so. If you have the room for extra rods then by all means experiment around a little with some jigs. I'd suggest getting a few 1/4 ounce sinkers to crimp on. If theyre too heavy you can always shorten thye lines out the back of the boat. IMO though, longline the jigs at day thirty and use those cranks once the sun gets up some.Thumbs Up
John, Last year I pulled some Bitsy Minnows by Strike King and they worked great on the Perch, did catch a few crappie on them. I pulled them at .8 mph. Caught so many Perch I took them off, to much work, I had 2 and 3 fish on at a time. if you have not tried a Bitsy Minnow get you a few, Sexy Shad seems to be the best, have caught a ton of Bream on them using a spinning rod throwing at docks