I'm getting ready to start setting up to long line and pull cranks. Will someone please PM me some pictures of your setups and tell me what I need to get started?
Thanks.
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I'm getting ready to start setting up to long line and pull cranks. Will someone please PM me some pictures of your setups and tell me what I need to get started?
Thanks.
I used mostly Spyderlok rod holder part s, but did add a 68" aluminum bar to create the bridge.
6 rods, with 12' rods, I can cover 30'.
I normally use 2 ounce weights on inside 2, improves the line separation angles.
Is that setup good for pulling cranks and long lining?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lane47
WHERE YOU BEEN, Bubba ?? No reports/pics .... what gives :scratchhead :biggrin
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Originally Posted by BubbaThump
thats what I use it to do,
Life is busy. Three hours here, four hours there. Not any time for full day trips.
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Originally Posted by kenja
And just where in the heck have YOU been, mister ??? :biggrin I woulda thought you'd be posting reports & pics of limits from Taylorsville by now :confused:
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I run twelve poles when I have people with me and eight when I am alone. My front poles that I use are B&M and start with 14' then 12' and finally 10'. My back poles are all 6'. I angle them most of the time so they are at least 2' apart to prevent tangles. (still happens though) I run 1/32 ounce jiffy jigs and add split shots to get to whatever depth I need. I use 6 lb test line and pull them very slow. Wind is the biggest enemy. I have been doing it this way for 20 years and catch a ton of crappie. It takes time to learn so you don't get lines tangled but that is part of the deal. I could care less that I break off jigs a lot. The way I see it if I am not getting hung up i am not putting the jigs where the crappie are. Last year a buddy and me had nine fish on at one time at Taylorsville Lake and that made for a great time. That is a great problem to have to have to many fish on at one time. God help me if they ever pass a law limiting amount of poles I can use.
Pappy
I have been in the woods chasing turkeys for the last month. I have not been to Taylorsville at all this spring. Going to try to make it over there soon sounds like they have been doing pretty good there.
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I am very much a novice at long lining. I have been with 3 different guys and they all had a little different setup.
I tried long lining with 2 different length poles, using 4 in the front off one side and 4 in the back off the other. I wound up with a mess, or maybe I should say a MESS.
With two people in the boat, I settled on one 16', one 12', one 10' and one 8' pole on each of the 4 rod holders. That keeps most of the messes at bay unless I catch a stripe or a larger bass.
I will wind up using a 16, 14, 12 and 10 as I catch considerably less fish on the 8 footer running close to the boat. I've primarly been fishing shallow so the jig or jigs on that 8 foot pole on the front deck are barely past the transom.
I've got the poles set straight out the sides, tips close to the water. I like that better than poles out the back.
I will take some pics of my spread this weekend and send them to you. I do both types of trolling from the sides of my boat forward of my side console. Its easier for me when Im solo and I like that I can sit on the front deck looking back towards my spread or when my back hurts i can sit down on my bench seat and look forward at my rods.
I run an 8 rod spread with 16, 12, 8, and 7 lengths. Longlining I can narrow the spread to 2 between rods if I have an extra set of hands. Im probably an anomaly in that I use PSTs for my long rods for both applications and change out from line counters reels to my longlining spinning reels. For my onboard rods cranking I run a 7 Ugly Stick cal1100 medium action trigger rod and for longlining I use an 8 Pinnacle Limit that I cut down to 7.
16, 14, 12 off each side in the front of the boat. Then 4 8 ft strait out the back. One tip is is to get good reels with a good ratio so you can handle the fish better. The better the reel the less tangles.
Thanks guys. Great response!
I'm gonna lean more toward long lining jigs. I'm not prepared to upgrade to a fancy 36 volt trolling motor yet.
What size boat do you have? I push jigs at .8 to 1.2 with a 24 volt maxxum trolling motor all day. My boat has a 110 and is 17 foot long. Variable speed on the trolling motor is the key to me.
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I'd rather Push jigs/cranks than Longline them ... especially on a lake with as much stuff under the water as Taylorsville has :biggrin
Tighter turns, shorter retrieve length for hooked fish, and baits track better in S curve trails.
I've only got a 42# thrust 12v TM on a Series 27 battery .... and generally Push at ~0.6-1mph .... with 1/2 to 1.5oz of weight. I don't do it all day, but can go for several hours without fear of running the battery down. It's more of a Plan B (midday-early afternoon) kinda thing for me, as I'm most likely to be casting the shaded banks in the early hours of the day.
Four rods is plenty for me to keep up with at those speeds ... and I have at least a 3-4' line gap between each set on either side. Left holder has a 14' & a 10' rod ... right holder has a 14' & a 6'6" rod. Not always that configuration, just what I had with me at the time the pic was taken.
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I have a 17' 6" 451V Ranger with a 150 Johnson Fast Strike.
I was planning on getting a Bimini top for sun protection and thought that if I was gonna pull cranks or long line I would have to stay at the rear of the boat most of the time. That's why I mentioned having to buy a 36 volt remote controlled trolling motor, so I could control it from the rear.
My wife and kids can't always detect strikes while we are spider rigging so I thought trolling would be a great way to make sure they hook the fish instead of getting frustrated because they miss so many.
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How do I prevent line twist? Add a swivel somewhere above my jig?
I never did. I didn't even use a swivel on crankbaits. A lot of people do though. The pulling cranks thread on the Mississippi board has a lot of good information. I read every page of it. My Dad loves to hold one pole and watch another one and longline a crank or jigs.
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its not as easy as it looks, lol but it is a lot of fun once you start getting the hang of it. my first trip i had all 4 of the poles i was using hung up at the same time easy to do at taylorsville. i suggest starting with 2 poles and work your way up i also recommend you start in an area that does not have a lot of high tree tops i have had some luck down by ashes creek. stick with it lot of fun
What is the brand, model, size crankbaits most are using. I have never pulled cranks but going to soon.
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