Thread: Pulling Cranks 101

I did,,,ordered about 20 for my first order,,of the exotic colors and colors I didn't already have,,,I have over 130 cranks same size and will run same depths as Bandits,,,and will start changing out the hooks on them,,starting with the back hooks,,I am crank bait poor,,lmao,,by the way,,in 48 degree water up here,,I have already been catch keeper crappie long lining tube jigs injected with crappie nibbles using a bait pump filled with crappie nibbles,,very cold muddy waters from rains,,some of our smaller res's are as much as 35ft above summer pool we have had so much rain in Indiana,,last nite,,2 inches of snow,,so I know our water temp has fallen from low to mid 50's back in the 40's. Have to get the ice fishing clothing back out.

Just got 11 bandits, 3 - DX 15's, changed hooks on 48 crankbaits similar to the 200 and 300 series bandits, lined the reels with gold hi vis mono,,will change over to gold 30# braid after a few outings of crankin, ordered one 10' PST from monks, (I have 2 other trolling rods) should be here this weekend..have another 16 bandits, and lure retriever coming from BPS which should be here this Sat. now all I need is a bigger boat..lmao,,as I fish out of a 14ft jon with a 9.8 on it for lakes here in Indiana, and its really all I need. You guys and this thread is super addictive as I have now read the whole thing 2 times now! I love it! Keep it going. will let you know how I do in Indiana,,and have posts in Indiana and will spark their interests up here. The one thing we have going for us in our resiviours,,is for the past number of years,,the DNR has also been stocking walleyes in the reses,,so we get a plus cranking for crappies or vise versa. thanks for this thread..thanks Maj.

You're welcome cevans. Sounds like you're off to a serious start. I wish you well and keep us posted on your crank pulling trips.

My eyes are bleeding and my head is about to Explode. Great thread, keep it going. Learned alot in the past 6 hrs it took me to read this whole thing.

Originally Posted by JFair

My eyes are bleeding and my head is about to Explode. Great thread, keep it going. Learned alot in the past 6 hrs it took me to read this whole thing.

Your wallet will "implode" when you get into it.

Just to throw a wrench into your awesome thread...I have one more way for you to contribute to the economy.

If you use 15dx like I do, you can buy 100 yards of 18 pound lead core and put 5 colors on one reel and put 5 colors on the other. That means for about 13 dollars you can fill two reels. The lead core will also sink the bandits 5 feet per color plus the full bandit depth.

For example: #300 bandit will sink up to 14 feet with one color of lead core let out. 19 feet with two. 24 feet with three. 29 feet with four.

No weights needed. And if you set your drag right you can make up for the no stretch on the fish. For a leader I use red 4/15 power pro and join the two lines with a Palomar Knot

Once you use lead core you will never go back. The colors make it simple and you won't need 200 feet of line to get your baits down.

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Good info BigD, thanks. I'll have to try some of that line.

Sounds like it would help if you don't want to run a bunch of line out but I like having as much line out as I can so the boat/motor don't spook the fish.