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    Hey guys I am interested in pushing cranks.

    Do you use all the same length poles out the front like spider rigging, or varying lengths? Planning on getting b’n’m pst rods.

    Also can you run 8 out front pushing cranks, like spider rigging or is it just to much?

    Not interested in pulling and pushing at the same time since my boat is a 20’ cc and would be a pain running back and forth from front to end.

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    IMHO ... yes you "can" run 8 rods Pushing cranks. I don't advise running any of them "straight out" the front of the boat, as you may end up with lines around your trolling motor prop. So, with that in mind, you could run 4 angled off each side of the bow ... which would require some of them to be of different lengths to allow for a couple of feet of separation of your lines.

    I only run 4 rods when Pushing ... a 14' rod & a 10' rod out each side -- but, I'm normally Pushing jigs, & just occasionally both jigs and cranks at the same time. But, like you, I'm a newbie at Pushing only cranks ... so I will defer to those that are more experienced.
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    Sure you could use 8 poles, be better with two people. We have a 4 pole per person limit in MS on the COE lakes. I normally like to use 16' poles with 3oz weights when pushing cranks, if your fishing alone I would limit myself to 4 poles until you got the hang of it and 6 if fishing with a partner then increase poles as you get the feel for it. The reason I prefer 16 footers is by the time you add a 3oz weight you lose overall pole length due to the bend in the rod from loading it up with the weight. You could also use (4) 16' pole in the middle and (4) 14' or 12' poles on your outside poles also, just keep the longer poles out in front of the TM.

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    I push 8 all the time with jigs and cranks. Same length pole is fine. Space them out a little and let er eat.

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    Ok great that makes me feel better! What make and model rods do you push cranks with and what length?

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    That's a loaded question, we all have our favorite brand names of rods we use. I personally use southern crappie rods 14 ft. I normally pull 8 out the back and push 6 out the front. JMO


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jig Puller View Post
    That's a loaded question, we all have our favorite brand names of rods we use. I personally use southern crappie rods 14 ft. I normally pull 8 out the back and push 6 out the front. JMO


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    Very true, JP .... and we also have to take into consideration how much weight is going to be used. I know a local crank pusher that uses 14, 16, & 20ft BnM rods with 2oz weights, and he's considering buying some of the new Power Troller BnM rods for use with heavier weights. And I just acquired a couple of the old BPS Uncle Buck's 13' (fiberglass) collapsible rods from a buddy of mine, which I've used before w/2oz weights Pulling cranks out the back of his boat ... and they performed quite well. I'm hoping to incorporate them into the mix of my PST & Capps/Coleman 14'rs for Pushing jigs/cranks out of MY boat.

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    The new B&M power trollers in 16' are good for pushing with weights

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    Quote Originally Posted by deltarat View Post
    The new B&M power trollers in 16' are good for pushing with weights
    I just got 4 of the 16' power trollers and they're a different animal. 3oz weight and a Pico and they're barely bent at all, yet the tip still has great action. You get almost the full 16' stretch out of these under way. Having said that, they are not light and paired up with a heavy open face it can be a workout holding the rod and netting by yourself.

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    Thanks guys for all the info! I have 8 14’ Southern crappie rods for spider rigging but they are the standard 14’s so I doubt they would do very good for pushing cranks, and I have 2 of each b’n’m PST 20’, 16’, 12’ & 8’ on order for pulling cranks out the back, with diawa line counters. Once I get them I may experiment with pushing some cranks with them.

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