Bandit depth chart

All in............. BANDITS
Feet........100......200.......300
LINE......deep.....deep..... deep
05 ------- 2.4 -----3.2 ----- 3.4
10 ------- 4.0 -----4.5 ----- 5.0
15 ------- 4.9 -----5.3 ----- 6.0
20 ------- 5.6 -----6.1 ----- 7.0
25 ------- 6.3 -----6.9 ----- 8.0
30 ------- 6.9 -----7.5 ----- 9.0
35 ------- 7.4 -----8.0 ----- 9.9
40 ------- 7.9 -----8.5 ----- 10.5
45 ------- 8.4- ----9.0 ----- 11.0
50 ------- 8.8 -----9.5 ----- 11.6
55 ------- 9.1 -----9.9 ----- 12.1
60 ------- 9.4 -----10.2 ---- 12.6
65 ------- 9.7 -----10.6 ---- 13.1
70 ------ 10.0-----11.0 ---- 13.6
75 ------ 10.3-----11.4 ---- 14.0
80 ------ 10.5-----11.8 ---- 14.4
85 ------ 10.7-----12.0 ---- 14.7
90 ------ 10.8-----12.2 ---- 15.0
95 ------ 10.9-----12.4 ---- 15.4
100 ----- 11.1-----12.6 ---- 15.7
105 ----- 11.2-----12.7 ---- 16.0
110 ----- 11.3-----12.8 ---- 16.3
115 ----- 11.4-----13.0 ---- 16.7
125 ----- 11.6-----13.4 ---- 17.0
135 ----- 11.8-----13.6 ---- 17.3
150 ----- 11.8-----14.0 ---- 17.6

Nice .... Thanks EZ

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That's neat...all in one

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Originally Posted by E-Z Poleholder

All in............. BANDITS
Feet........100......200.......300
LINE......deep.....deep..... deep
05 ------- 2.4 -----3.2 ----- 3.4
10 ------- 4.0 -----4.5 ----- 5.0
15 ------- 4.9 -----5.3 ----- 6.0
20 ------- 5.6 -----6.1 ----- 7.0
25 ------- 6.3 -----6.9 ----- 8.0
30 ------- 6.9 -----7.5 ----- 9.0
35 ------- 7.4 -----8.0 ----- 9.9
40 ------- 7.9 -----8.5 ----- 10.5
45 ------- 8.4- ----9.0 ----- 11.0
50 ------- 8.8 -----9.5 ----- 11.6
55 ------- 9.1 -----9.9 ----- 12.1
60 ------- 9.4 -----10.2 ---- 12.6
65 ------- 9.7 -----10.6 ---- 13.1
70 ------ 10.0-----11.0 ---- 13.6
75 ------ 10.3-----11.4 ---- 14.0
80 ------ 10.5-----11.8 ---- 14.4
85 ------ 10.7-----12.0 ---- 14.7
90 ------ 10.8-----12.2 ---- 15.0
95 ------ 10.9-----12.4 ---- 15.4
100 ----- 11.1-----12.6 ---- 15.7
105 ----- 11.2-----12.7 ---- 16.0
110 ----- 11.3-----12.8 ---- 16.3
115 ----- 11.4-----13.0 ---- 16.7
125 ----- 11.6-----13.4 ---- 17.0
135 ----- 11.8-----13.6 ---- 17.3
150 ----- 11.8-----14.0 ---- 17.6

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That's the easiest one to use.

What is the speed you have to go in order to get the desired depth on the chart.

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Originally Posted by J W

What is the speed you have to go in order to get the desired depth on the chart.

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We run from 1.2 to 1.8 mph but the chart is good using 10 mono at speeds up to 3 mph

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Originally Posted by J W

What is the speed you have to go in order to get the desired depth on the chart.

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Speed doesn't affect depth of a crankbait.

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Originally Posted by feelay

Speed doesn't affect depth of a crankbait.

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Yep, only thing speed is gonna effect is the performance of the crankbait, Too fast and if its out of tune a little bit it will get stupid and to slow and it wont wiggle enuff. I like 1.6 or so.

Speed will affect crankbait depths but I'm talking from extremes here (slow to fast) at your crankbait trolling speeds of about 1.5 to 2.0 your are not going to see a hill of beans of difference. You drop your speed to 0.5 and you will start to see a depth difference

Yea I knew speed would affect them. I pretty sure the crankbaits are all tested with 10lb line also. I have pulled them and pushed too in the past and I usuall run about 1.5mph I kinda like to use heavier line because when you get hung on something you can pull them loose and wont loose your bait.

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Originally Posted by J W

Yea I knew speed would affect them. I pretty sure the crankbaits are all tested with 10lb line also. I have pulled them and pushed too in the past and I usuall run about 1.5mph I kinda like to use heavier line because when you get hung on something you can pull them loose and wont loose your bait.

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I switched from 10lb mono to 30lb braid for that reason.

Thanks for the chart EZ!!


Big River Marine
Bill Burnett
870-635-0202

BTW, I use 10/3 braid. If ya ain't losin a few baits, you ain't in the right place!!!


Big River Marine
Bill Burnett
870-635-0202

Thanks guys

Last I heard speed doesn't affect depth. Seen this on threads all last summer. 1.5 to 2 for me.

One thing I did learn is to verify your reel counter is exactly tuned to the footage. Just because your reel counter says a 100 ft it doesn't mean it's correct. The amount of line you have on the reel controls this. Learned late last year but gonna verify when I start pulling this year.

Ifn its FULL it should be mighty close to rite. Very rare I let out 100 foot of line and have folks tell me all the time they are fishing 150 foot back but their spools aren't but but half full, makes a lot of difference.

That's what the newbies to pulling cranks need to know. I was a newbie to pulling cranks last summer and it didn't make sense,to me, at the time to put 1000 feet of line on when 300 feet was more than I needed. Learned from this forum to fill the spool so the footage is right and matches the counter. Cranking is fun, especially with the Grandkids.

Yep, I use a cheap filler and then put about 200 feet of what I am using to fish with.

I use 15 mono and when I got 60 to150 out the 300's run about the same at 2 mph. When I run shallow on purpose to check what they run they all start digging when they reach 12'. My rod tips are 1' 3' 6' above surface so that's what I get with 15.

The most important thing I learned about the depth chart is the footage starts where the line hits the water, doesn't go by counter on reel.

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Originally Posted by hotrod1

I use 15 mono and when I got 60 to150 out the 300's run about the same at 2 mph. When I run shallow on purpose to check what they run they all start digging when they reach 12'. My rod tips are 1' 3' 6' above surface so that's what I get with 15.

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You have to be doing something wrong.

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Originally Posted by CCCW

One thing I did learn is to verify your reel counter is exactly tuned to the footage. Just because your reel counter says a 100 ft it doesn't mean it's correct. The amount of line you have on the reel controls this. Learned late last year but gonna verify when I start pulling this year.

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A good way to check is mark out 50ft. with a tape in the yard and run the line out from the rod tip to that point and see what the counter says. do this before you cut the line off the spool incase you need to add more or take off some.

Got it on my phone for most all the crank baits. Attachment 148073

I think the MS home page has the cranking bible on it. I learned how to pull cranks by reading all 145 pages. The input from the guys that do it successfully and around here. Well worth the price.

Pulling cranks 101 is the thread.

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Originally Posted by ATM

You have to be doing something wrong.

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No nothing wrong. Crappie don't mind the set up. That's all that matters. Only thing I forgot to add is of course the 1' above surface touches the water well before the 6' above surface touches and that's my longest line out. Iam sure that's a factor. They may be close to exact amount of line in water versus total line out.