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Thread: Pushing vs pulling Do you have more success with either?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dutchman View Post
    We pull most of the time. Although I have caught some monsters in the little bit I've pushed. My team is made up of little , skinny arms ... so it's harder for them to handle the weighted lures. We are fortunate to crankbait the large , open reservoirs of Mississippi, so turning radius is not a problem. If we fished a lot of cover , and needed a tight turning radius I think pushing would be in order . For now .. my team loves to pull !!!!
    It seems with optimal depth and speed setup pulling would be more productive getting away from the boat and troller, but maybe their are other variables Im unaware of.

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    It seems logical. We just haven't pushed enough to know . We fish stained water so the fish aren't as spooky . I hear of guys catching fish well , pushing in our area. I would think clear water lakes it would be more of a issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cray View Post
    I think it just depends on the day. Some days one works better and some days the other. ScottV has written pretty extensively on this subject and that's pretty much the conclusion I formed on his Experiance. He does both quite a bit on his home lake. If you can run that many poles I'd run both to start and see what fish tell you that day. The good thing about pushing is you have way more control over your baits especially in shallow water.
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    I tried both on my pontoon Sunday. I pulled 2 off each side and pushed 4 off the front. I caught 7 or 8 to one pulling. I am no expert by any means, just one day doing both. I pushed one day last year and caught fish but not sure I caught as many as usually do pulling but, the jury is still out.

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    I think pushing is better when you have plenty of sun and tighter schools. The pulling may be better when it's cloudy and the schools are scattered and you can make longer runs.

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