It’s simple to use, enables a bait to be placed between 20 and 50 feet down, and is light-tackle friendly. It works over a wide range of trolling speeds, from slow-trolling with natural baits to pulling artificials up to 15 mph. The HS-8 (high-speed) planer from Sea Striker has been around for years.
How do you troll crankbaits with planer boards?
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How fast do you pull planer boards?
The max i typically pull is 1mph in warmer weather with boards. On the other end of things, I also troll umbrella rigs and Alabama rigs straight out the back of the boat but not ones as large as used in saltwater. I typically pulled these anywhere from 2.5-4mph.
The #4 Hi- Speed planer is designed so it can be trolled at up to about 20 knots. This fishing tool is an inexpensive way to get your spoon or other lure down to the strike zone and put more fish on the end of your line.
How do I make my crankbaits deeper when trolling?
Trolling setup-which lures go where
Crankbaits achieve their depth by “pulling” line under the surface.
All things being equal, the more line you let out the deeper a crankbait will dive.
Line has a VERY significant amount of drag in the water.
MOST of the line you let out is actually on the SURFACE!
How do you troll the crankbaits deeper?
Can you use planer boards with bottom bouncers?
How do you weight down a crankbait?
“The balance point on a crankbait is right by the throat or just forward of the front hook hanger. That’s where you want to add the weight. You can use Storm SuspenDots by just sticking them to the bait in that area. The SuspenDots are good when you don’t need to add a lot of weight.
Do crankbaits have to hit bottom?
The accepted truth is that you should run a crankbait into the bottom, a boulder, a stump or some other object. This makes the bait ricochet, rebound or do something that disrupts its steady, wiggling rhythm.
Does color on crankbait matter?
A crankbait imitates several things — crawfish, shad, or bluegill — and to me, that is a prime factor in your selection. The bottom-line is color is as important as an individual wants to make it. If it’s important to the angler, then it’s important.”
The correct speed of any crankbait reel is 21 inches of line pick-up per turn of the reel handle.
What colors do bass like?
Likewise, bass that had been trained to attack white targets would indeed select white 33% of the time, but would also select chartreuse 30% of the time. What do these results mean? The cellular composition of the largemouth bass’ eye is tuned to respond to two colors: red and green.
Do you set the hook on crankbaits?
Do snap swivels scare fish?
Although snap swivels can save you time, they’re too big and bulky and will most likely scare off the fish either by their unnatural look, or just their presence in the water. Sure, you might catch a few young, naive, aggressive with it, but if you want to maximize your chances of catching fish, it’s not a good idea.
When should you not use a swivel for fishing?
Here are the top 3 reasons not to use swivels while inshore fishing (in my opinion).
Swivels put the more fragile main line at risk of getting weakened.
Swivels can damage rod guides.
Time – It takes longer to tie two knots for the swivel than one line-to-line knot.
Line-to-Line Knot Contests.
Does holding fish hurt them?
They are so heavy, internal organs and tissue can actually tear from their weight. Remember, in nature, these fish swim and live horizontally in water. Holding them vertically can simply be too much weight for their internal organs to handle.