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Here lately I have been seeing a couple guys on Black Bayou in Benton trolling cranks and several times I have seen them catch fish while I am only killing time with shiners.
I have no clue about fishing like this...What cranks do you guys prefer? Rod setup? How far out behind the boat? Troll speed? Etc, etc, etc.
Any help I can get is appreciated!
I ain't seen em yet, but I'll be watching this!!
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Go here and read...read...read http://www.crappie.com/crappie/missi...-cranks-101-a/
bassadict69, you need to get set up with theygotaeat. He lives somewhere over in the Shreveport/Bossier area and he kills the crappie with crankbaits. I have seen him offer to take folks before. Since he is so close to you maybe he can help. He seems to have this cranking down to a science. Good luck with your quest.
BnM Pro Troller rods....varied lengths.....SpyderLok rod holders....Okuma Magna Pro 15 line counter reels. Running at .6 to 1,7 mph pulling Arkie 350 crankbaits.
BnM Pro Troller rods....varied lengths.....SpyderLok rod holders....Okuma Magna Pro 15 line counter reels. Running at .6 to 1,7 mph pulling Arkie 350 crankbaits. Here is the depth chart for the Arkie 350's Attachment 241182
I mentioned varied length on the rods....try to keep four ft. of separation....and make wide sweeping turns so not to tangle. a 14 ft and a 10 ft straight out each side at the back of boat....and two eight footers straight out the back. And I sometimes run four 12 footers fanned out on front of boat pushing with a 3 oz. weight three ft. ahead of the crank bait. Here is a depth chart for pushing crakbaits with a three oz. weight. Attachment 241183
You can get the Arkie 350's for $3.99 here https://grizzlyjig.com/p-464-arkie-crankbaits.aspx
What most of the guys do to get started to see if they like it is....Use a couple of your old bass fishing rods and hold one in each hand and guess at how much line you have our...or pull it off three ft. at a time. Then if you decide you like it....get ready to spend some money.....but it sure is fun.
I just may have to do that...as you can guess by my screenname, I have plenty of bass rods!
Can someone elaborate on "pushing" the cranks? My rod holder is mounted at the front of my boat and I do not have any way to control the boat from the back.
I sent you a pm
Pushing is when you use 2 to 3oz weight like a downrigger to get your bait to depthQuote:
Originally Posted by bassadict69
Arkie's and Bandit 300's
Look at that pushing chart I posted....it pretty much explains it
Is this effective on lakes with just blacks? Seems like all the shows and pictures involve targeting whites.
It's seems to work better on whites but last year was fishing some lakes that have predominantly blacks and found they like natural looking baits and plain whiteQuote:
Originally Posted by PMantle
Usually you have to be closer to cover and slower speeds
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We catch some blacks sometimes but its mainly whites.....the blacks tend to spend their summer in the shade....stumps...logs....blowdowns etc. The whites tend to stay in the open water usually suspended or following the shad or other b aitfish.
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