First time pulling cranks

[Cane Pole]

It is conclusive that I don't know what the crap I am doing.

[Wade2131]

LOL - I'm with ya! Try "pushing" crank baits LOL - its is even more cumbersome than pulling !

[M R Dux]

Tom, you have my number.

[clfarms1]

LOL - I'm with ya! Try "pushing" crank baits LOL - its is even more cumbersome than pulling !

Pushing is way easier than pulling, at least it is for me. It takes as little as 20-30 ft of line out instead of 60 to 120, easier to turn with less tangles. Unless I cant catch them pushing I wont go back to pulling.

[Billbob]

you did it before rember the BIG carp

[Cane Pole]

Yep. You were doing the work. I was just driving. I was talking about doing this by myself.

[10point]

Can someone explain to me what pushing cranks is. I assume pulling is like what I do when long lining jigs. Not sure how you could push something.

[CrappiePappy]

Can someone explain to me what pushing cranks is. I assume pulling is like what I do when long lining jigs. Not sure how you could push something.

As I understand it .... you're "pushing" cranks if your rods are pointing/angled towards the front half of the boat, and "pulling" if the rods are pointing/angled towards the rear of the boat.

... cp

[Cray]

I can't figure out why throwing a couple of crank baits out and dragging them behind the boat is so hard. Tom with all the gadgets you got driving the boat it should be easy. If I can do it anyone can.

["G"]

Pulling is pulling the cranks without a weight and controlling depth by length of line out . Pushing is using weights usually around 3 oz. three feet a head of your crank bait and your depth is controlled by the weight.....with the line layed back at a 45 degree angle your depth will be approx. 2/3 of the amount of line out to the weight.