Weight Rig For Pulling Arkies

I've been experimenting on how to get an Arkie crankbait to run at a depth of a Bandit 300. I found that a 1/2 oz weight on the line 3 ft ahead of the Arkie does the trick. I got the mold from Do-It to pour the in-line trolling weights, like the larger pushing weights. Using 10 ft poles from the front of my boat, I had an Arkie crankbait with the 1/2 oz trolling weight on one side. On the other side I had a Bandit 300. Each pole tip was 1 ft from the surface. At 1.8 mph and with 40 ft of line out, both lines entered the water at the same distance back. Attachment 173210

Sweet! Some info that everyone needs. Thanks for sharing that.

Thanks for that info Scott......going to be a lot of Arkies pulled for sure now

Yep, will pull some soon. Been pushing em too and that works well but there are times pulling just works better!! Good info Scott, thanks.

The depth will vary with Speed.

Thanks Scott... Always good stuff from you.

great thoes arkise are the thing here at home

So what was the depth they ran?

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Originally Posted by arkansasbowhunter

So what was the depth they ran?

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He's telling ya that at 1.8 MPH they run the same as a Bandit 300

I guess I am a knot cause, the way I am taking this is if I let out 40 ft line and a 1/2 oz wt it will run like a bandit. Does this mean its running 10ft deep? Or do I let out another 40 ft and it will run 10 ft deep.

I have been mainly pushing mine

At 40 its running 10 foot deep, with the 1/2 oz trolling weight at 1.8 it matches the Bandit 300 depth chart.

Gotcha, have u ran em deeper?

Not like that, I have caught fish at Enid with the 3 oz weights at 25 feet down, first time I had ever targeted fish that deep and caught em on a crank, pretty cool.
Need to get you in my rig one day, need a little help with the SI, its coming around and is producing fish but still feel I could use some more help and be better with it.

Useing Arkie with the half oz weight going 1.8 mph.....use your bandit 300 depth chart.....it will run almost the same as a bandit 300

Thanks g and Reese for tips. Reese I would love to fish with you just say when. Always nice to fish with someone new and help each other out. I know I could learn from you too.

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Originally Posted by arkansasbowhunter

Thanks g and Reese for tips. Reese I would love to fish with you just say when. Always nice to fish with someone new and help each other out. I know I could learn from you too.

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Look forward to it!!!

I'm not sure how the depth chart would look like if letting out more than 40 ft of line when trolling the Arkie with the 1/2 oz leader. I feel sure it would run deeper though. With 40 ft of line out, it's running at a 10 ft depth though.

Precision Trolling book has the charts on Drop Weights, and the BPS keel weights in 1, 2, and 3 ozs. Should give you a fairly accurate estimate of the depth to line out for pulling.

My PTD app doesn't work for the BPS keel weights even tho they're listed, but the chart is in the book.

The app does work for the Offshore Tadpole.

What's the book say bill?

Here is a chart I found thought might be useful Attachment 173382

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Originally Posted by arkansasbowhunter

What's the book say bill?

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Book is at the lake. If you call me tomorrow night, I'll tell ya.