Do you pull

Bandit 200s....if so, when do you decide to pull them instead of 300s...I have tons of 300s, trying to decide if I need to invest in many 200s

I've pulled 100s. Depends on how shallow you want to fish and how clear the water is. If you only want to fish 5-6 foot deep and the water is clear, you need the bait away from the boat. That's when I use 100s

What water temps you guys start pulling?

I don't pull 200s to target shallower water I pull them to target a particular depth in combo with 300s.
I run 8 poles, 18s, 14s, 10s and 6s off each side with the inside poles having a shorter line and then the next longer pole with 10 more feet of line out, in other words, if my 6s are running 25 foot back then the 10s are running 35 foot back, 14s at 45 foot back and the 18s at 55 foot back. From time to time the fish want it at a certain depth, that's when the 200s come into play for me. Say the pole running 35 foot back is getting hit better than the others then I pull out the 200s and put them on a longer pole, like the next one at 45 foot back, doing this on both sides I now have 4 of the 8 poles running in the best target zone and still have all my spacing making tangles way less.
As far as shallow water, got that covered but that's a whole nuther lesson.:biggrin

I pull 200s when I have found fish suspended 10-12 feet deep over deeper water. I can also target those same fish with 300s by shortening the line to the bait or 100s by pushing them at that depth. Do yourself a favor and don't limit your cranks to a particular brand or size. Some days that odd-ball you dig out of an old tacklebox will be the hottest thing going. For suspended fish from 8-12 feet, I'll grab a couple of Bomber model 6A cranks 95% of the time. My wife and I won a tournament on KY Lake 2 years ago pulling c55s 30 feet behind the boat. The fish wanted big profile and big action shallower in the water column. They were 8 feet deep over 25 feet of water.

I start pulling as soon as I get tired of longlining or when the water temps hit low 60s.

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Originally Posted by Fireman Dave

What water temps you guys start pulling?

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70 degrees

They will hit weighted baits at 60 degrees pulled slow!!

When it gets to 62 degree water temp....and I am going to start pulling my crankbaits

I pull 200s first thing in the mornings. When the sun gets up good I change to the 300s. Seems to work ok for me.

Looks like im starting way to late.... i normally shoot docks till about 75, but I'll give it a try a bit earlier this year