Are there anyone on here that has been brave enought to troll cranks on Reelfoot?. I'm slobering at the mouth to try it in the deeper water here.
I realize I will get hung up with all the stumps, but maybe if I don't troll to deep it would help. Hey as much as they cost I will make every efford to get em back.
If I take the front hook off would that help not getting hung?.

crappie cowboy

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I haven't ever tried it. I guess it could be done. Let us know how it works for you and what you have to do to reduce the hang-ups.

CC - works like a charm. Take the front hook and the ring off if there is one. You can even change to one sinlgle hook on the back. Face the hook "up" not down. That will reduce hang ups even more. Keep a good plug knocker in your boat. Use the heaviest line you can get by with and still get the cranks down to max depth. I would suggest low diameter 12 - 14 lb test under those conditions. Troll with just a few cranks out at a time. If you get hung up, just pick the rod up, pop the bail and let some line out. Usually the crank will float back out of the snag. I used this technique in Texas a lot. Almost every lake has standing timber in it as far as the eye can see. As long as I didn't go too fast, I could make my way right through it with cranks. Caught some big crappies and many big bass as well. Tie a dropper about 18" above your crank and attach a 1/32 oz jig. At times they will only hit the smaller bait. But I have caught two at a time this way on many occasions.

Hope that helps.

Killer

Thanks guys, I'll let yall know if I try it.

crappie cowboy

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Rick Clunn has a newer techn. to get his crank out that he uses. I throw alot of jigs and get them snagged into branches. I used to reel the line thight hold rod with one hand and pop the line with the other one( while the line is real thight) Works great for me.But now he lets slack line when snagged and does'nt use the rod. Put the rod out of play(dont mess with it) Grab the line pull and pop it!!! I dont claim to know it all but i no some,and these methods so far have saved me alot of $$ And when the bite is on puts you back into play alot faster But Killer The old plug Knocker saved me more then both methods! When neither work!
P.S. still got that buckett of Lead.

Only get there a few times a year but we have done very well pulling them, as mentioned on the rigging I have also saved a ton of baits by adding some of the "smart link" rings, yes it take a minute or two to "re-hook" but it saves the main body of the bait, and have not lost a fish yet from the pull a way rings. I guess you know what I am referring to on the "smart link system"?? they have been working very well for me, and have paid for themselves time and again by allowing my cranks to make it back to the boat. See if I can get this link to work, will be the Smart Link System, from Cabelas. Cabela's -- Search Simple Product

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