Going cranking saturday

With a forcast of 80 degrees I can't wait any longer. Got the old boat ready. Spent last weekend installing an auxillary motor bracket next to the big motor for 6hp seahorse. Remote steering control arm tied to steering. Seems to work flawless on the trailer. Installed new bildge pump and float.

So it will be a systems check on the water as well as fishing. Gonna try some shad raps I been buying here and there. I read on the forum that longer baits will wobble at slower speeds. Will start out at around 1mph since water temps still not at 70 probably. Thinking about dragging thru the river and creek channels first.

Also excited about trying my new (to me) 18' wally marshall trolltechs up front.

Anyway, if nothing else get rid of the last of the older gas in the tank.

Good luck, been excited to break my cranks back out as well. Let us know how it goes!

Hope you catch them. I can hardly wait for cranking time. Somebody has to be first to catch them. .might as well be you. Always heard 75 was key water temp.

As soon as the spawn is over the cranks do good at Okatibbee. The crappie will start migrating towards deeper water and you can work on them. We usually start pulling cranks around May 1st.

I was also thinking about breaking them out this weekend!!!

You will be a couple of weeks early, but good luck with it.

Good luck to you!

I have never pulled cranks before, but it's hard to imagine that it can beat catching crappie during the spawn with a jig pole. I hope you wear them out.

Thanks guys ! will report back !

I caught 45 today in 57 degree water on Flicker Shads and Bandits. And they all had eggs.

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I caught 45 today in 57 degree water on Flicker Shads and Bandits. And they all had eggs.

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What lake ?

So here is the report.
Water surface temp 72 degrees
1 short fish foul hooked on a jointed shad rap.
1 6hp evinrude for sale. Runs great in a bucket but appearently not on the lake.
1 sore right arm.
Saw 1 metlife blimp and a wad of bass boats.
Can't really said I did much fishing at all.

That's a cool pic!!!

can Sea Foam and shewill pur loike a kitten

Hate to hear about the motor. Try cutting the bottom out of th bucket and putting it in lake with the motor. May just fool the motor into thinking its still in the bucket. Seriously hate to hear about motor not working just trying to lighten your day.

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Hate to hear about the motor. Try cutting the bottom out of th bucket and putting it in lake with the motor. May just fool the motor into thinking its still in the bucket. Seriously hate to hear about motor not working just trying to lighten your day.

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Ain't nothing but a thang. You gave me a good laugh boarbuster. Thanks

Sounds like you have some of my equipment... It can be more moody than my ex girlfriends... At least you were fishing, not moving furniture staring at the lake while all your buddies stopped by and told you how they were hammering em

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What lake ?

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Evergreen up by Bloomington Il. Remember Im a Yank

you are the man, Wilbur

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Ain't nothing but a thang. You gave me a good laugh boarbuster. Thanks

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Clean the carb on the 6hp. Sounds like the high speed jet is stopped up. It runs good in a bucket because it doesn't have a load on it.

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can Sea Foam and shewill pur loike a kitten

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Took me a couple of seconds to figure out what language this was....... :biggrin

What BigRiver said on the motor, plus a little sea foam. If that don't work right away, take a deep breath and give er a good cussin, then pull the rope again. Usually works for me.....

Good deal guys thanks !
Gonna put fresh plugs in also. If all that don't work I guess I will be pulling the flywheel looking at coil ground wires, coils, and points.

It will have to wait, going on vacation to the White River trout fishing and the such.

I can hardly wait to do this myself. Not long now!

Got honey do's finished early yesterday and neighbor wanted to go try pulling yesterday afternoon. We went down to Sardis and pulled for about 5 hours. 4 Stripes and 3 Cats. Saw one guy catch a throwback pushing cranks. Didn't see anyone catch anything rigging either. Still a couple weeks off I think.