Thread: Long Lining and Pulling Cranks

I'm getting ready to start setting up to long line and pull cranks. Will someone please PM me some pictures of your setups and tell me what I need to get started?

Thanks.

I used mostly Spyderlok rod holder part s, but did add a 68" aluminum bar to create the bridge.
6 rods, with 12' rods, I can cover 30'.
I normally use 2 ounce weights on inside 2, improves the line separation angles.

Originally Posted by Lane47

I used mostly Spyderlok rod holder part s, but did add a 68" aluminum bar to create the bridge.
6 rods, with 12' rods, I can cover 30'.
I normally use 2 ounce weights on inside 2, improves the line separation angles.

Is that setup good for pulling cranks and long lining?

Originally Posted by BubbaThump

Is that setup good for pulling cranks and long lining?

Yes
thats what I use it to do,

WHERE YOU BEEN, Bubba ?? No reports/pics .... what gives

Life is busy. Three hours here, four hours there. Not any time for full day trips.

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Originally Posted by kenja

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And just where in the heck have YOU been, mister ??? I woulda thought you'd be posting reports & pics of limits from Taylorsville by now

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.