found out how long my batteries will last on my terrova.

Sardis today pulling bandits. black bubble gum and mad cow about 120 back in 27 feet or so was decent for newbie crank pullers. two of us only got 20 with 6-7 shorts and lost a dozen or so missed fish. 5 hours and I went from pulling 1,7 to almost nothing over about 2 minutes. Didn't taper off just boom and it was down. pulling cranks is fun but Braided line is the work of the debil!! Plus 18 foot poles are tough to handle! Lures would flip over neighboring poles and tangle. thebn the long poles would attack each other and make a mess. The armada was out in force down by coontown but we never got close to the group. By the time we got trolled over there they had dispersed. All in all I am hooked.

Thats not a 2 man limit :)

Which pound thrust you got?? Get away from them long poles, they will work you to death. When running 10 poles my longest 2 are 14 foot, anything less than 10 poles my longest is 12 down to a of 4'10"s.

Glad you had fun, it will just get easier as far as getting it all together.

Catch 'em faster and you won't run out of juice.:biggrin Me and 'flinger got our 30 in less than 3 hours.

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Catch 'em faster and you won't run out of juice.:biggrin Me and 'flinger got our 30 in less than 3 hours.

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did you your first time??

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Thats not a 2 man limit :)

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was for us today. limited by battery, heat and age. I will take it for my first trip with my ipilot and first trip in this boat in 2 years. first on sardis other than bass tournies and what info I lurked from here.

Great job gomer. Sounds like a good time. Takes some time on the water to figure out how to keep them baits apart

You guys did good. Would like to have seen them 18's pulling cranks bet that did get to be a mess.

I had 2 year old group 27 batteries that came with my boat and they did that few weeks back. I was going fine doing 1.5 on 4 and the next time I looked it was on 8 to maintain that speed. I went and bought some new Group 29 size (Everstart Maxx) and I did 1.6 from Cole's point (Lake Marker 2) to almost Toby Tubby (Lake Marker 8). It stayed between 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 the whole way.

Rees offered some legit advise that i'll 2nd...i dont use nothing longer than 12's when pulling cranks. also.. braid aint that bad if you'll make 100% sure there's NO slack in the line when you set the pole in the holder.

Congrats on a good day. You caught fish and learned in the process so I would call that a success. Besides, even the big white bay boat has to ask for a little help every now and then to whack them crappies and last time I checked it wasn't a timed contest. If u need any help PM me and I will be glad to give you what little advice or help I can.

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Catch 'em faster and you won't run out of juice.:biggrin Me and 'flinger got our 30 in less than 3 hours.

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I wish I was as awesome as you.

Keep at least four feet of separation between the lines. I use a 14 and a 10 out each side and two eight footers straight out the back.

I use pst's, 14', 10' and then a 6' bass rod. The difference in the length of rods does well to avoid tangles but even with that I still get tangles every now and then. What size boat and terrova do you have?

17 ft express. H-51 . Little bass boat with terrible layout with cramped front deck. 80 pound terrova.

The truth is I was a cheapskate and bought 2 dual



purpose batteries for 50 bucks each. Later found out dual purpose isn't the way to go. Gonna stick with them for a while and swap them into one or two of my other boats for starting.

Yeah....I was just raggn you a lil from that other post....You know the one....Good job though! I wish I wouldve caught 20 the fisrt time I went pulling!!.....Got me some Maxx 29's went 6.5 hours on em sunday. THey was about dead, but not sure if it is because my boat is heavy, but I start out on 5 or 6 even when the wind ain't bad.

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was for us today. limited by battery, heat and age. I will take it for my first trip with my ipilot and first trip in this boat in 2 years. first on sardis other than bass tournies and what info I lurked from here.

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17 ft express. H-51 . Little bass boat with terrible layout with cramped front deck. 80 pound terrova.

The truth is I was a cheapskate and bought 2 dual



purpose batteries for 50 bucks each. Later found out dual purpose isn't the way to go. Gonna stick with them for a while and swap them into one or two of my other boats for starting.

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When you get the rite batts in there you will be tired long befroe the batts are

I have an 18, 14,&10 on one side and a 16, 12, 8 on the other
Gonna try a12,8,4'10" on side and 14,10 6..

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I have an 18, 14,&10 on one side and a 16, 12, 8 on the other
Gonna try a12,8,4'10" on side and 14,10 6..

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Have you tried that little B&M 4'10" rod, them little dudes do real well?

I found out year before last that when the rod length starts getting close to the boat length they before a pain in the butt. You'll figue out what works for you, just takes a little time in the boat.

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I already was!!
By the way... thanks for the help.

Don't know how it will be pulling. It is one of my favorite rods for it's purpose.I use it when wading the st. Francis for spotted bass. Good backbone and casts great up under license ow limbs. No help on Sardis though. Just using it to seperate the lines.

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I already was!!
By the way... thanks for the help.

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Not a prob, cant tell you how much these guys on here helped me 2 years ago, thought they were gonna shoot me before I got it all half way figured out. Once you get it you will be able to go pretty much anywhere that has white crappie in the south and catch fish. Its a great fish catching technique and helps pass the summer, enjoy!!!

Looking forward to fishing with you and flinger

I found out how long my batteries would last with my Powerdrive the same day I found out how many trips my 50 horse Johnson would go without me filling up the gas tank. Then I found out how long it takes to paddle back to the ramp.

I pull with 2 poles straight out each side of the boat, 14 footers in front of 12 footers. This gives me 2 feet between lines. Sometimes I wish I had bought 10 footers instead of the 12s, then Id have 4 feet. By runnin em 2 out each side when they do get crossed up I only gotta worry about getting 2 lines untangled.

I run 6' ugly sticks and 10 and 14' pst's out the sides and it works well most days.

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I pull with 2 poles straight out each side of the boat, 14 footers in front of 12 footers. This gives me 2 feet between lines. Sometimes I wish I had bought 10 footers instead of the 12s, then Id have 4 feet. By runnin em 2 out each side when they do get crossed up I only gotta worry about getting 2 lines untangled.

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Angle the 12'ers at a 45 and that should give you 4'+.

I run some group 27's from BPS I get a solid 8 hours with my motor guide . How are you charging your batteries. Built in marine on board charger or an automotive type. You will get better life out of your batts with the on board chargers.

Got the onboard now.we will see how it works.

Small kicker motor and steer with terrova

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Better battery life Sunday. Was more attentive to how I was using them. Still going at 3 :00. More downwind pulling.running on 3 and 4 instead of 5. Avoided higher wind.