Both will get you hung up. both have their place....I like to push when I want to run baits shallow and control the depth with the weight, this is good for fishing up creeks or coves where water is shallow and no room to make wide sweeping turns. For deeper more open water, I like to pull my baits with out use of weights and control my depth by length of line out at a speed of 1.6 to 1.8 mph. Go here and read.....http://www.crappie.com/crappie/missi...-cranks-101-a/