Thread: Crankin’ ?

I think the temps are good for crankin white crappie for a while


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I tried last week. Got a few from 6:30-8:30 am
High in water column. Bait was way down at 20 ft


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How fast are y'all pullin your cranks?
I'm just gettin started and am using my TM to troll between 1.6 and 1.8 mph.
No success yet, but I've read enough discussion threads and watched enuff YouTube videos you know it works.
Have only tried Santee so far.

.8-1.4 just mixing it up


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Tried new smaller cranks today, dive 2-6 ft.
No takers on cranks or jigs


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Originally Posted by 4JS

How fast are y'all pullin your cranks?
I'm just gettin started and am using my TM to troll between 1.6 and 1.8 mph.
No success yet, but I've read enough discussion threads and watched enuff YouTube videos you know it works.
Have only tried Santee so far.

What I can tell you is that it’s very similar to pulling jigs. You have to know how deep your lure is running at a particular speed and length of line out. Just like jigs, trial and error. Also line diameter will affect how deep your crank will run. Bandit 300’s and Arkie 350’s maximum depth is around 13’-13.5’ (That’s on #8, 110 feet back at about 2 mph.) You may get it a little deeper with an even smaller line but you would be risking losing your lures to untargeted species. So if you want them to run deeper you will have to use trolling weights to get them down there. There are plenty of lure charts out there to help. I think you are on the right track, now you just need to spend lots of time on the water honing your craft.
Anybody has anything to add or correct please do so, as I surely don’t claim to be a goto guy with crappie. I just love to chase them.

P.S. - if you don’t have line counter reels, then get you some. They make getting everything right so much easier.


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Maybe add different weight to each crank. Then if you go over a school and get a fish then you’ll know X amount of weight at X speed = x depth


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put a post on the nc board about catching a few cranking, its that time of year, hardest part is getting the bass and cats to leave u alone long enough to catch a crappie, if you come up to nc high rock is a great place to get your feet wet