Is it too early yet to start trolling cranks at High Rock?
New technique to us that Randy (JigPuller) showed us last summer.
Thanks
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Is it too early yet to start trolling cranks at High Rock?
New technique to us that Randy (JigPuller) showed us last summer.
Thanks
No they should do fine now.
Now is the time my friend. Get out there and start cranking. Call if you have any questions. Good luck to both of you [emoji106]
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Are you guys pulling cranks in the main part of the lake or primarily in big creeks like flat swamp?? I'm hearing the entire lake is too muddy to even try fishing this week. Has anyone been out in the last couple days??
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I’m gonna disagree with the above mentioned folks, as of saturday the water was still 78 atleast where I was and muddy, usually the rule is to wait till its 80 plus and atleast a heavy stain to clearer conditions, please don’t chime in and say you e caught em in orange mudd in 50 degree water cause I have too but for prime crankbaiting conditions I’d give It a week or two And stick with pulling jigs for right now, with this mudd and cool water they seemed to be higher in the column that what the avg guy is gonna pull a crank, 5-7’
Catching a few here and there. Trash makes it hard to troll. Perch , white bass and hybrid keep you busy . In Swearing the other day had 2 white bass, hybrid and crappie on at one time. Might try in the morning . Tight lines .
Thanks folks! Life got in the way of fishing again this weekend. I'll try again next weekend.
What size and depth crankbaits do you guys prefer on high rock?
I've tried pulling cranks twice. Both times were in second creek and crane creek. Had good luck with the black crappie both times. I was using bandit 300's at about 8 - 10' depth in 15' of Water. But I'm new to cranks so it was just blind luck. They say cranks are primarily for white crappie and since I'm basically only catching blacks I know I'm not doing it right lol. Not that it matters. My freezer is full and I always throw back every white crappie I catch anyway. Hoping to learn from these guys on here and trying to get better at reading my electronics. I'll get there one day.
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I'm wanting to give this a go again this year too. Tried it a few times last year and thought I was going to pull the paint off the crankbaits before I got a bite. Switched over to Jigs and did good every time. My best catch numbers came off of Randleman Reservoir with the cranks.
Mike
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I pull bandits usually 300 but sometimes 200 depending on bait depth. I usually pull in the deeper creeks like crane and flat swamp. Orange, pink, black and chrome are my favorite colors. You will catch white and black on high rock.
Has the water started clearing up at all. No rain where I am in SC the lady few days
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Tillery looked good wednesday
The main lake on high rock look great yesterday
My freezer is full and I always throw back every white crappie I catch anyway.
Why do you throw all your white crappies back?:scratchhead
Went to the rock today. Kept 15 crappie. All black and over 10 inches. Lost 2 very nice ones right as I got them to the boat. Keep 2 largemouths. Threw back a few small ones, a couple cats, and 3 nice white crappie. Dawgg our lakes are full of black crappie and I like pulling cranks so I want more white crappie. I guess it's my way to conserve. When I fish tillery i only keep fish between 10-12". Anything above or below goes back. Again, just my way of trying to be a good sportsman.
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Going to try and get out there this morning. If you see a white Whaler, say hello.
New to trolling, so what speed am I looking to maintain.
Depends on what you're trolling with. If using jigs then your speed should be around 0.6-1.0.....If trolling cranks your speed should be 1.5-2.0..... Those are your general speeds. Sometimes we run a little slower or a little faster but if you start at those speeds you will be well on your way.Quote:
Originally Posted by serovich
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Does anyone ever troll at Norman for crappie?
TW
I pull Bandit 300's a lot, I have not got a trolling motor yet so still pull with big motor. 1.7 to 2.2 is about what my toon will do according to the wind. I like pulling the deeper creek. Tight Lines
Well, my partner switched up our plans and we ended up at Randleman. White bass was all we caught on the crank baits. They ere thick and fought well, just not crappie.
Still fun to catch. Did the white bass have any size too them? The ones I catch are always small. I've never even bothered looking up the regulations on white bass because they're always small.Quote:
Originally Posted by kelbro
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Yep, still fun. We had a double a couple of times. They were all around 3/4# and thick enough to fillet. We didn't keep any.
I`ve trolled using jigs and minnows but still new to trolling with cranks. How does one figure out how much line to let out to get to certain depth?
They make trolling charts or do like u did with jigs though it’s a bit more costly but nothing beats trial and error