Can anyone tell me how far back to pull bandit 300 with a 1oz sinker tied 3 ft. In front of the bait to get down to 18 ft. Using 30 lb. Power pro braid?
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Can anyone tell me how far back to pull bandit 300 with a 1oz sinker tied 3 ft. In front of the bait to get down to 18 ft. Using 30 lb. Power pro braid?
thought if you pushed them with that sinker it is 18 ft down period
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Yes....but they are talking a bout pullingQuote:
Originally Posted by Kansas Patriot
Using less weight and letting lots more line out.
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All depends on speed Fred, for that deep I would say 50 to 60 feet of line out at 1.5mph and as you speed up you will need to let some more out. Get up around 2 mph just add more weight, 1.5 oz or a 2oz.
What I have found is that I target fish I am seeing on the sonar, if at 18 feet I put my rods at say 45, 50, 55, 60, 65 and 70 and see which one gets hit and kinda zoom in on em. With weights they sure get down quicker and deeper.
52' at 1.5mph with a Bandit 300. Zero your line counter at the weight from the tip of your rod. To double check do I like I do run flats and make notes, I'm assuming your angle of your rod / line will be steeper pulling from your pontoon.
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Hey rees. Are the distances you describe in this post include using one ounce weights as well?
Yes
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Thanks guys, getting down there now but I sure do miss being able to see the rod tips shaking when the crank is working. Now I have to reel up every now and then just to see if I'm dragging a dink.... Lol
Just stopped for lunch. 104 in the boat so far today.
You need to use rods with a lighter tip. I can see mine with snap weights up to 3 oz.Quote:
Originally Posted by deltabull
I also use braid for main line as it also helps to show action.
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These numbers are .014 diameter and you are using .011. You would run deeper I imagine with that size line.
What app is that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lloakley930
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Precision trolling appQuote:
Originally Posted by 2004Rhino
Get some tadpoles from offshore tackle and get their trolling app on your phone. Those will get them down and lot less line out.
I have that app and I always thought that the chart applied to the use with tadpoles was for pulling jigs. I never used it and/or tadpoles for pulling cranks because I figured the crankbait would cause it to go deeper than the chart says and then it wouldn't be exactly accurate. But maybe if you only used nearly lip-less crankbaits it wouldn't make any difference. Does anybody know what the effect is on the depth charts using crankbaits?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cray
It’s really close
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Not much difference
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Precision trolling app gives for a 1 oz snap weight at 1.5 mph 55’ line out so figure alittle less for a 300 Bandit based on 18’ deep. Dummy me, didn’t see all the previous posts. :Rofl
thats a great way to figure the depth of a lure when using snap weights or attached weights to line. Thanks for posting it the way you did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lloakley930
Just curious, if you use a 1oz weight and a 3ft leader dont you think a bandit 200 or arkie 250 would get close to the same depth or would it cause the weight to rise?
seems like the lips on the 250 and 200 are shorter so the depth would be less because of that....would have to adjust the amount of line out.........but thinking about it.........the weight may carry it to the same depth...after all it is 1 oz........and the bait will follow the weight........
With plenty of 1/2 oz. weights from bass fishing would a Carolina rig with a crank bait do as well as a inline weight ?
If any of you have thought about snap weights and didn’t like the price of the or16 clips, I just put these together. Instead of paying the price on the first picture I waited on these ones from China. Basically have about $1.50 each in them.
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Yep. Snap weights work just fine. You can also buy a snap weight kit at cabelas also with weights.