Thread: Trolling Cranks

You need to talk to M R DUX he's the trolling expert and guide on Ky.Lake. If it's about trolling he knows it !

Yes sir 1.6 is my go too speed. Look up bandit 300 & 200 depth charts online and it will give you an idea of depth pending how much line you have out. Depth counter reels are almost a must.

I usually run my down sonar/imaging on my hummingbird unit and if I mark fish suspended at 10’ I try to run my baits that depth or just above them to attract the reaction bite. I usually start out with 300’s running fifty to sixty feet behind the boat and when I start marking fish I will adjust according to depth.

Tip: once you start catching fish while trolling. Switch your unit to side scan and start dropping weigh points when you locate brush or structure. You will have more places to fish when they are not suspended. I start trolling cranks at 70 degree water temp all the way to November.


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So I take it you usually don't use this method spawn and prespawn

Sorry if u are getting this again not sure if I replied on correct thread. Question was I presume you usually don't use this method prespawn and spawn

Personally, I don't Long Line Troll cranks. I prefer to Push them. My reasons being less line out means sharper turns and less line to reel back in with a fish on (which can mean less chance of one getting off).

I use 14' rods w/line counter reels ... 20# mono or 30# braid main lines ... 6# test leader lines ... 2oz trolling weights ... at speeds between 1mph - 1.8mph
I estimate the depth of my crank by length of line out below the surface multiplied by 0.6 ... when lines are approx. at a 45deg angle. (Example - 20ft of line out below the surface would put my crank around 12ft deep ... 20x0.6=12) I can fine tune that depth knowing every 5ft of line out below the surface adds 3ft of depth. These measurements are guesstimates, but are within the ballpark.

I haven't Pushed cranks all that much, primarily Pushing jigs (w/1oz trolling weights @ 1mph), but haven't done all that much of either one since getting Livescope. But, IF the occasion calls for it ... that's the procedure I follow.

Thank you for the info. I am installing livescope also. Just saw an advertisement re newest version of livescope. Looks like it traces your lure farther out and a more friendletransducer adjustment?

https://www.crappie.com/crappie/miss...-cranks-101-a/

Rickie

I started pulling Pico INT cranks on KY Lake in mid April last year. Surface temp was 57 degrees. These were from one week.


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