Pulling cranks

[BULLYETI]

I’ve been spider rigging a long time, but after a few years of reading this site, the urge to catch summertime crappie became unbearable. I joined the site, bought an assortment of picos, bandit 2’s & 3’s, xd3’s, and over the last few weeks I have become a crankbait puller. During a testing phase I spent several hours on Malone with really good success (surprisingly). I felt like my rig was ready, so yesterday I headed to Barkley, oh by the way there’s a giant bass boy tournament at little river, so I had to regroup right out of the gate. I finished the day with plenty action, 5 keeper crappie, 4 whitebass, and 7 nice cats.( a few gar, drum, and yellows mixed in). It was awesome, but I really never found a pattern or never really had a clue what I was doing. I just got on the edge of the channel and kept her bout 1.8, lines 60-80 ft out(no counters). I will soon be booking a crankbait trip. But I’m asking now is this standard practice. Or should I be looking for deeper flats or something else... thanks.

[crp4570]

You can do two things. Start shallow and work out deep or start deep and work shallow. Notice the depth you are marking fish and especially the depth you are catching fish. Once you determine that then target these depths. Remember you may have to cover a lot of water to determine these depth/catching ratios. You are off to a good start.

There are are two schools of thought. Both have merit. Some feel line counters aren’t needed, some feel they are. Some feel line counters need to be calibrated and some do not. If you are a guide with new clients daily and having regular tangles requiring constant line cutting, the time spent constantly recalibrating reels isn’t worth it. If not then some believe it’s important. For me, I keep my reels calibrated.

its worth the money invested in a guide that focuses on crankbait fishing. They are several here on the lakes. My bias option because he knows his stuff and I think of him as a brother, is Doug Wynn, aka Mrdux. However, their are others that are very capable. If you lived close to me I would be glad to show you my rig and equipment. Good luck and get use to working around bass guys.

[BULLYETI]

Thanks, I marked a ton of fish yesterday, some were carp, but some were crappie too.

[fishervet]

I started out without rod holders. Holding 3 rods with different baits. Learned how to use the electronics and now fish 5 lines. No line counters. You got it goin on.


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["G"]

Your off to a good start....go with somebody like mrdux now and take notice of everything....then copy that and spend time on the water.

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[Finiman]

I have to agree you are doing great but a guy like mrdux can show you so much and really speed up the learning curve

[BULLYETI]

Thanks guys

[Roy49]

Like CRP4570, I am very biased, but you stand to learn more from Doug in one day than you will figure out by yourself in many days. You will confirm yes, I'm doing this right, or no, I need to change that. It will boost your confidence as well which is always a plus.

[BULLYETI]

Went back yesterday, got a nice mixed bag including a 21” sauger. Can I get some help on how to post pics?

["G"]

How to post pictures from your computer

Easier way to post pictures from your computer.You can change your "Setting" (upper right corner) to use the WYSIWYG editor which allows you to more quickly upload pics.

Go to: "Setting" (upper right corner)
Click on "General Settings" (left side, middle of My Settings box)

Go to bottom of page and select:

• Enhanced Interface - Full WYSIWYG Editing

Then after you have changed your settings here is what you do ,go make a post......at the upper left of your post window there are some icons run your curser over them the square looking one should say Insert Image
instructions for posting pics............
First you have to click on the "insert image" icon. It is located between the "unlink" icon (that has a red x on it) and the "insert video" icon (that looks like a film strip). These icons are located just above where you type in the quick reply area. Once you click on "insert image", then the box pops up that has the words "insert image" at the top, as the title. Just under the words "insert image" at the top are 2 tabs (choices). One tab is "my computer" and next to it is a tab that says "From URL". It the picture is on your computer, make sure and click on the "my computer" tab (if should turn grey if selected) Then in the bottom right of that box are the words "basic uploader". Click on those words and then click on the "choose file" button that shows up. Then select your pic, click open....then click upload....give it a minute...then click submit.