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I have been learning the world of crappie cranking, most posts and articles I have read say 1.5-2mph, until I read a article written by Jim Duckworth, who fishes my local lakes. He said when the water is above 75 degrees he pulls at 3mph. That’s a big difference! I tried pulling that fast but with my b’n’m pst polls you can’t even tell if you get a bite they are bent so much lol. What’s everyone’s opinion on it? Thanks in Advance!
Pretty fast but i say let the fish tell you what they like. I usually start at .9 and will pull that my first contour then go up in .2 incraments
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Just let the fish tell you. I have pulled at all speeds and in the end 80 percent of caught fish for me comes from approximately 1.7 mph. Good luck.
That seems a bit fast to me, but I'm not a pro. .9 to 1.6 is about all I get.
That seems too fast for me.....I have tried 2.0 and 2.2 when it was real hot and the bite was slow....but never any faster than that. My usual speed is 1.8
Yeah I think I’m gonna stick to under 2mph as well. Thanks guys!
Jim used to troll using his big motor instead of a trolling motor which explains the higher speed. I have seen him doing it on Percy Priest Lake. I believe I heard him at a seminar say he went 2 - 2.5mph. That was at least 10 years ago. Not sure if he still fishes. He was having some health problems about 2 years ago. I have trolled at 2mph and have caught fish on that lake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nate926
Usually about 1.3 to 1.8.Sure some will go a bit faster/slower but somewhere in there is the usual sweet spot.Pick a speed and watch your rod tips--They should be dancin'...If not speed up/slow down til they do...You can also run them next to the boat to look for a good speed /wobble...Personally I like 1.5- 1.8 most of the time.
Good Luck and catch a bunch.
I hardley ever pull that fast,but we did one day prefishing for a tourny.We were putting the poles out and already catching fish before we got them all out.Once we got them all out my buddy said arnt we going alittle fast,i looked 2.7mph.I told him why slow down if we are catching fish,lol.Sent from my SM-S907VL using TapatalkQuote:
Originally Posted by Nate926
I believe I remember him advocating making lots of "S" turns. In that case, the inside lures are going much slower.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shad
Thanks guys I sure do appreciate all the advice!
!.3 to 2.0 is it for me, 1.5 80% of time.
Have caught em at 3.1 but can't maintain that. Limited on Grenada a few weeks back at 2.3, trying to get out of the way of another fisherman I caught two at 2.7 but did not think I could run that long so settled on 2.3, talking about folding a pole!!!!!:yikes
I have run up to 4mph on one lake the biggest problem and reason some will not catch fish at speed is tuning the crankbait. It is critical when speeds move up and not easy to get them to run right, some cranks just do not run well at speed so crank selection is a big part of it. I use a lot of Number 5 Frenzy`s I have to run thru, tune and test them to find which ones will run at faster speeds and they go into a separate box just for those times when a faster presentation is required.