Thread: Long Lining and Pulling Cranks

I will take some pics of my spread this weekend and send them to you. I do both types of trolling from the sides of my boat forward of my side console. It’s easier for me when I’m solo and I like that I can sit on the front deck looking back towards my spread or when my back hurts i can sit down on my bench seat and look forward at my rods.

I run an 8 rod spread with 16, 12, 8’, and 7’ lengths. Longlining I can narrow the spread to 2’ between rods if I have an extra set of hands. I’m probably an anomaly in that I use PSTs for my long rods for both applications and change out from line counters reels to my longlining spinning reels. For my onboard rods cranking I run a 7’ Ugly Stick cal1100 medium action trigger rod and for longlining I use an 8’ Pinnacle Limit that I cut down to 7’.

16, 14, 12 off each side in the front of the boat. Then 4 8 ft strait out the back. One tip is is to get good reels with a good ratio so you can handle the fish better. The better the reel the less tangles.

Thanks guys. Great response!

I'm gonna lean more toward long lining jigs. I'm not prepared to upgrade to a fancy 36 volt trolling motor yet.

What size boat do you have? I push jigs at .8 to 1.2 with a 24 volt maxxum trolling motor all day. My boat has a 110 and is 17 foot long. Variable speed on the trolling motor is the key to me.

Sent from my XT1650 using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

I'd rather Push jigs/cranks than Longline them ... especially on a lake with as much stuff under the water as Taylorsville has

Tighter turns, shorter retrieve length for hooked fish, and baits track better in S curve trails.

I've only got a 42# thrust 12v TM on a Series 27 battery .... and generally Push at ~0.6-1mph .... with 1/2 to 1.5oz of weight. I don't do it all day, but can go for several hours without fear of running the battery down. It's more of a Plan B (midday-early afternoon) kinda thing for me, as I'm most likely to be casting the shaded banks in the early hours of the day.

Four rods is plenty for me to keep up with at those speeds ... and I have at least a 3-4' line gap between each set on either side. Left holder has a 14' & a 10' rod ... right holder has a 14' & a 6'6" rod. Not always that configuration, just what I had with me at the time the pic was taken.

I have a 17' 6" 451V Ranger with a 150 Johnson Fast Strike.

I was planning on getting a Bimini top for sun protection and thought that if I was gonna pull cranks or long line I would have to stay at the rear of the boat most of the time. That's why I mentioned having to buy a 36 volt remote controlled trolling motor, so I could control it from the rear.

My wife and kids can't always detect strikes while we are spider rigging so I thought trolling would be a great way to make sure they hook the fish instead of getting frustrated because they miss so many.