Thread: Pulling Cranks 101

Catfish hits ANY of them no matter how ya got them out, chunk all theories out the winder LOL

Not completely true.....the hardest part to teach is when you do get a strike, the proper procedure is to hold the rod up as high as you can and wait for it to surface. Then it will center up on the boat.

but on occasion when you have 8 poles out and they get to spinnin behind the boat, that's when I've gotten some tangles.Biggest trouble is when you're going upwide and then want to turn a 180 and go back through the same spot again. If you caught several and want to get back in there, I've turned to sharp a couple times and had a sho nuff mess. My fault completely but that wind will tend to turn the boat funny at time along with my to sharp a turn

I can get between 4 and 5 hrs out of my trolling batteries. Anybody see any problem finishing the day with a 150 hp outboard? No problem slowing the speed down with drift socks.

From what I understand....most of the guys pulling cranks use their outboards...they can slow them down by use of drift socks, 5 gallon buckets, or use a trolling plate on their motor.

Originally Posted by G-3 Fisherman

From what I understand....most of the guys pulling cranks use their outboards...they can slow them down by use of drift socks, 5 gallon buckets, or use a trolling plate on their motor.

I use two drift socks on the 115 Suzuki and it works just fine.

Would it make any difference if the 150 was a 2stroke vs a 4 stroke?

I pull with my 90 two-stroke at the end of the day after exhasting my troller and haven't had a problem so far. Been doing it 4 years now. I tend to drive it like I stole on the way back to the ramp just to clear the plugs. hehe