Thread: cranking for crappie

Originally Posted by tenncrappie

Happy trollers have 2 setting where you can run different speeds. Batteries just used to stear.

What happens if you leave it down,that's why I went automatic

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If you leave it down you know it when you try to throttle up. All you need is idle speed to go 1.2 to 1.5 which gets the cranks down in the strike zone.

I've been hammering crappie on KY Lake for over 2 weeks on cranks. Started when water temps were less than 60. With all the wind we've had lately, I went to cranks out of necessity because my Excel handles better going into the wind at a speed that is right for pulling cranks. 3 fish in just over a week heavier than 2 pounds by clients all on cranks. Probably had 10 folks in that time frame who have all caught what they claim is their largest crappie, all on cranks.

Originally Posted by tenncrappie

If you leave it down you know it when you try to throttle up. All you need is idle speed to go 1.2 to 1.5 which gets the cranks down in the strike zone.

Yep,have heard of people leaving them down any throttling up and bending the trolling plate,but I have no experience with the manual type,that's why I was asking

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Can't find at Lakeontariounited...will this work ya think? http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/produ...529ef06f86ef8c

Originally Posted by blueball

Trollamatic ,it's a automatic trolling plate,it raises and Lowers itself on how fast you are going.I did loose a couple mph on my top end after I installed it.

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I ran a trol-a-matic on my 75 Yamaha on my Horizon 1860. It worked great but I don't want to put tons of hours on my new outboard using it trolling. That's what the 112 MinnKota and 3 Trojan 1275 golf cart batteries are for.

Word of caution when using a trolling plate like the trol-a-matic, you can forget being able to back the boat up in any sane manner.

Originally Posted by mrdux

I ran a trol-a-matic on my 75 Yamaha on my Horizon 1860. It worked great but I don't want to put tons of hours on my new outboard using it trolling. That's what the 112 MinnKota and 3 Trojan 1275 golf cart batteries are for.

Word of caution when using a trolling plate like the trol-a-matic, you can forget being able to back the boat up in any sane manner.

Do you think those trojans would hold up to 10 hours of trolling on my pontoon?

Originally Posted by BIGBADDAD

Do you think those trojans would hold up to 10 hours of trolling on my pontoon?

???I've never ran them down on my Bay Pro.