Thread: trolling

thats one thing i have always wanted to try but never have. maby i will get to it this year... keep hoping for that warm weather if enough of us do it may actually come!!!!!! the temp has dropped pretty big tonight here in KC and i hope that doesnt mess things up for me tomorrow. oh well we will see, good luck lonkm and hang in there the warm weather is on its way.

I usually start pulling when the water gets to 75 degrees or so. That being said, we wore them out last October pulling when the water was 64. I think it will work anytime of year but its most productive in warmer water

I usually start pulling cranks when the water temp gets around 65 or so which is arond the middle of may or so around here. I pull a lot of #4 shad raps and bandits on boards and snap weights to get them down 10-15'.

are you guys trolling open water, over structure, the middle of coves, around trees? what type of area are you covering when doing this for crappie?

Open water mainly. At $5 each, dont like losing too many Bandits around trees

HAHAHAHAA... i hear you on that one. how deep of water do you troll in?

I mainly troll open water near the deep water break line on Table Rock. At Stockton it's over 30-50' of water. Also just out side of the tree lines in deep water. I have some routes I saved for Stockton that produced and kept me near the trees but not in them.

Speck, You ever use cranks at Wappapello? I've done a little of it at Stockton and Table Rock with pretty decent success, but never have tried it at Wapp. I figure it would be tough with all the stumps and brush, but I've always wanted to give it a shot. I'd just love to find a way to fish over there and not catch all the dinks.