Crankin Crappie pics

[BANDIT]

We have been doing very well the last month or so trolling cranks. Notice how this crappie completely swallowed the bandit. We ended up with 48 keepers on this trip to Kentucky Lake.

[slabmaster09]

That looks like alot of fillets right there!! Nice catch.

[TapOut64]

Nice job. This is my first year pulling Bandit crankbaits and I'm still experimenting, (and learning) would you mind answering a few questions? How fast were you going? How much line did you have out? Which series are you having most luck with? (I have 100's, 200's and 300's) Any one color do best?

[badbrad]

Good questions tapout.....wondering myself. I'm going to give it a try this weekend.... hope I'm not going to be just waistin fuel.

Nice fish!

[Miller]

nice fish, looks like fun I will give trolling cranks a try

[BANDIT]

Nice job. This is my first year pulling Bandit crankbaits and I'm still experimenting, (and learning) would you mind answering a few questions? How fast were you going? How much line did you have out? Which series are you having most luck with? (I have 100's, 200's and 300's) Any one color do best?

We troll 1.5 to 2.2 mph. with anywhere from 75 to 150 ft of line out. We use 200 and 300 series, depending on the depth of water and on the depth the fish are showing. As for colors good luck it changes everyday, but my favorites are hot pink, pearl blue back and pearl black back to name a few.

[radtexan]

Nice catch there Bandit !!!!

[NIMROD]

Nice bunch of fish. Lots of folks here fish crank baits trolled behind the boat too. Productive method on Nimrod during the summer.

[harpenter]

Nice catches! I've never tried crank baits for Crappie. Guess I have something new to try now.

[CatchumDeep]

How many of you change out the hooks on the bandit crankbaits? They come with #6 treble hooks. I was trolling bandit 300s last week and many times saw the poles bend but did not get hook-ups (was running about 50-60 feet of line at 1.6 mph in 19 feet of water). I did catch a fair number of crappie in short time but saw as many or more times a small quick bend without a hookset. I'm wondering if the small hooks are a factor. I'm thinking about changing to #4 red treble hooks (like the Wally Marshall crankbaits use). Also, if I change the hooks do I need to change front and back set? Lastly, if I change to large hooks will this hurt the motion of the crankbait?

I'm really new to crankbait trolling and would appreciate any and all help.

Thanks...Dan