How do yo push crankbaits?

[bobothewizard]

So I am fairly familiar with spider rigging by using jigs tipped with minnows but how do you push crankbaits using the same technique? Right now I have 3 twelve foot rods sitting in a driftmaster rod holder. On each rod is a barrel swivel with say 4 foot of leader. About 1 foot down from the barrel swivel is a jig tied on with a loop knot and about 12 inches below that is a 1/2 ounce barrel sinker then 12 inches after that is another jig tied on with a loop knot, they are spaced out a little more than that but its an example.

If I were to try pushing cranks would I just replace the jigs with small crank baits? Do you still use a loop knot? Do you have any leaders instead of the loop knots?

Also how fast do you troll when pushing cranks? Just enough to make them wiggle? I would also assume you need bigger sinkers to keep the cranks from coming back towards the boat?

["G"]

three oz. weight about 3 ft. above the crankbait.......the weight controls the depth

[bobothewizard]

3 ounces? Holy crap! So I could put a 3 ounce weight above where I have my barrel swivel that starts my leader?

[BoarBuster]

Would you use the same amount of weight to get the desired depth when pushing from a kayak?



FISH ON

["G"]

If you can get your yak to go 1.6 to 1.8 mph

[bobothewizard]

Im assuming only one crank per line then?

["G"]

Yes one crank per line is what I do

[Saltine]

If I were to try pushing cranks would I just replace the jigs with small crank baits? Do you still use a loop knot? Do you have any leaders instead of the loop knots?

Are you thinking of running multiple lures per line?

[blueball]

i use 4oz ,may try 5oz next year

[rnvinc]

Wilbur showed me how to use the 3oz weight pushing the front crankbaits...

You talk about puttin a pre-stress bow in a 14ft rod....wow...!!

Wilbur knows his crankin tho...I was immmm-pressed...

Rickie