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    How many baits can you guys run at a time without a major hastle? I have a buddy who says he can run twelve, I'd have to see it to believe it.
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    I only run 6 poles. A 12,10,8 off each side of the boat. I usually get one or two tangles per trip. Can't make sharp turns.
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    Run is the operative word here. I saw two guys pushing six, each with a two oz weight off the front, and pulling six off the back and tore the crappie up last weekend at Horseshoe. It was very impressive but he was a six year crankbaiter, not a beginner.
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    Usually four to six poles If they are really biting that is all you want to handle. You could run more if you are weighting them down or on a pontoon. There are some folks that push them on the front with their spiderrig poles.


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    I have a 20' pontoon that I use to pull 8 poles. A 20'er 14'er and 8'er off each side and 2 8'er off the back. Like someone else said if you make a too sharp of a turn you will get some tangles. If I and by myself and the bite is pretty good I just use 4.

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    I usually run 6. 12 COULD be done, but it would take some work, and you would have a definate system to do it. I don't think it would easy though...

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    Patrick, my wifes grandpa ran crankbaits at Enid for 40 years. He used a lead core line with a 20lb mono leader. Can you still buy lead core line? He was able to run slower and not have as much line out.

    On a party barge we push 6 20 ft cane poles with an 8oz weight and pull 4 off back of the boat.
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    Fillet, 6 is about the most I wanna mess with personally, but have
    done ok with 8. Shoot, most of the time now if I'm by myself, I won't
    put out over 4.

    Torch, you can still get it, I got a spool from Cabela's awhile back, and
    BPS has it too. It's just not listed in all their catalogs.
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    Hey whats ya'lls favorite crankbait color? At Enid I like a Black and Chart. and a Blue and Chart. At Sardis I like to have some red and pink. At Grenada I have caught them on all colors.
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    filet, 6 is about right, without having headaches. last year at sardis, when we had a c.c "tourney", we used 8 without too much problems. but, overall, i think 6 is just about right.

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