Thread: Pulling Cranks 101

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I'm wondering if you can troll with the small dipsy divers for crappie or is the leader need to be to long going to the lure. I made a eight foot trolling board with six rod holders and four more holders attached to the side walls of the boat,so with ten rod holders i need to get line away from the boat, Please post suggestions.
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I put about 180 ft of hi-viz 30/8 braid (suffix 832 now) on a reel then tie some bulk mono 20 on and fill the reel the rest of the way up. Then take another reel and spool the line onto it. Now the mono will be on the bottom, the braid on top and it will be filled to the right level. Before I never could put the right amount of mono on to get the right amount of braid. Now that last reel is the only on screwed up.

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Originally Posted by pesce

I'm wondering if you can troll with the small dipsy divers for crappie or is the leader need to be to long going to the lure. I made a eight foot trolling board with six rod holders and four more holders attached to the side walls of the boat,so with ten rod holders i need to get line away from the boat, Please post suggestions.
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Thanks

I never could get them to work well, especially when making turns or when windy. A better option is to use planner boards. I like running a mast, others just clip directly to line.

I think it would be absolutely great if someone could consolidate this thread into an article that could be published on the Crappie.com home page. Someone that knows a little about the topic. I'd even offer that person a prize, maybe something on the order of one of our raffle prizes. Any takers? PM me if you are interested.

Originally Posted by pesce

I'm wondering if you can troll with the small dipsy divers for crappie or is the leader need to be to long going to the lure. I made a eight foot trolling board with six rod holders and four more holders attached to the side walls of the boat,so with ten rod holders i need to get line away from the boat, Please post suggestions.
PS talk with wilbur
Thanks

We've had good success using the Off Shore Tadpole diving weights behind the planer boards. They have a lot less pull and you can get a much wider spread and minimal tangles with the planer boards. We ran 6' leaders behind the tadpoles with #5 & 6 Flicker Shads. The OR-34 mini board pulled the #1 tadpoles pretty good.

Originally Posted by Slab

I think it would be absolutely great if someone could consolidate this thread into an article that could be published on the Crappie.com home page. Someone that knows a little about the topic. I'd even offer that person a prize, maybe something on the order of one of our raffle prizes. Any takers? PM me if you are interested.

Slab - I am currently working on an article on an introduction to pulling cranks. Would that help?