Thread: Pulling Cranks 101

That Catfish slime. YUCK, won't come off the line NOR your hands

thanks wb and slabo for the tips. when yall talk about tune crankbaits just what are you talking about?

Midnight, on the bill of the crank there is a split ring you tie to. That split ring is attached to a metal loop that's molded into the bill (well, most are designed that way). When we say tuning, we're talking about bending that metal loop left or right to change how well the bait will track as it's being pulled. Most bandits run pretty well out of the package. A few have been plum awful pulling left or right until they roll on me. To fix that, you bend the loop to the opposite way it's running ie if it runs right, bend left. Careful though, a little bend goes a long long way and they are really hard to get tuned to be perfect. I've got a couple that it seems no matter what I do, I just can't get 'em straightened out......I've put them in the give to DD pile. He won't know the difference anyhow.

Wannabe...

I'll see which way they turn and put them on that side of the boat on the long rod to get the bait out further.

Good info on this thread. Yall got me bit by the bug now. Lookin into takin out a loan now ha. Reckon six grand will be enough to get started? haha

Originally Posted by MO' MONEY

Good info on this thread. Yall got me bit by the bug now. Lookin into takin out a loan now ha. Reckon six grand will be enough to get started? haha

That'll take care of the fish finder and trolling motor.

Originally Posted by Slabo

I tried a new line setup last weekend and it seemed to work well. I had lost a couple of cranks due to catfish getting caught and then on the retrival wrapping up in my line and nicking or abrading the line with their fins. So to combat this I now have a three foot leader of 20# test PowerPro braid tied to a barrel swivel and then to my main line. Seems to work good so far I have caught several more catfish and have not lost any more baits. It also looks like the catfish slime wont stick to the braid as bad either.

That sounds good. Thanks for the tip.

Just do like I do and use only braid.