Thread: Article: Crankbait Crappie… Push, Pull or Plane - by Tim Huffman

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What are your favorite colors / test in different situations? I like the 300 & 200 Bandits, too. I use 4-12 lb test depending, though I know one old feller who uses 2 lb test. Funny thing, you mentioned long-lining . . . one time I took my little cousin out to put him on some fish . . . I knew of a really hot crappie bite (like you mention in the article, I was the only person trolling a crank), so I take my cousin & we are dragging the baits along & he's keeping up with me, ALMOST out-fishing me, for pete sakes! Then I notice he's casting out about 20 feet or less, flipping his bail, & yet he's still hooking em regularly. Those crankbait fish were not boat-shy! I told him to drive on, but I usually let out 75-100' of line.