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This morning was my first time pushing crankbaits. I have never pulled them either. All in all it went very well. I was using four 14' rods with ScottV 3 ounce weights and Arkie 220 baits. No tangles, no hung baits. Caught 6 nice crappie (13" +/-) in an hour and a half. Much fun...I'm hooked!
Sorry, no pictures.
DON"T DO IT:Rofl
I went yesterday here's a pic for youAttachment 206526Attachment 206527Quote:
Originally Posted by RMGeorge
nice job guys......
Sorry not trying to high jack thread got carried away
Here's another pic or 2 Attachment 206535Attachment 206536Quote:
Originally Posted by theygotaeat
Good report George.
Nice catch!! you too hijacker... :biggrin
I gotta get more serious about runnin crankbaits. Ive made a couple half-hearted attempts at it but didnt work out for me. I was at Claiborne Sunday. vast expanses of deep water...wouldve been perfect.
Nice catch George. It's fun and relaxing, no wonder it's additive. I like Scott's weights as well. Makes it easier.
Tell me more about pushing, speed, type?
I'm just a beginner, but the basic idea is to use weight to sink the crankbait to the desired depth rather than letting out a lot of line as is done when pulling. The speed range is around 1.8 mph in order to get the right action from the lures. Most posts I've read on the subject recommend Bandit 300 series or Arkie 350 series crankbaits. If you do a search on pushing cranks you will get lots of good info.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldyankee
Do you guys run the same color on all the crank baits.
Different color on each rod at first... by the end of day all rods may have same color. The fish will tell you what they wantQuote:
Originally Posted by Lowbidr
Is there anyone with success that can post a diagram of how the rigging is? I have read part of the 150 page thread but can't garner what I am looking for....
TIA....
Are you familiar with the Carolina rig associated with bass fishing? It's basically the same set up ...a 3 Oz weight a 3 or 4 foot leader and the crankQuote:
Originally Posted by Barneyrb
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/main-...-cranks-2.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Barneyrb
Check out the thread above. It contains a diagram of how theygotaeat lays out his rods plus other valuable info.
That helped a bunch, us engineering types have gots to have a roadmap...Quote:
Originally Posted by RMGeorge