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Location: On the water | I would like to know what are some of the deepest running crankbaits for trolling. I'd like to get the baits down 15-20 feet with the least amount of line out. Thanks Tom. |
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| We have hit bottom with the Livid Fish (www.nazebaits.com) at 18-20ft--no problem. I don't have depth charts, bottom we didn't have an enormous amount of line out and we were moving about 4 mph. 15ft is no problem at all, in fact I have to slow down not to hit 15.
Check out the pool demos on our site. |
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | Legend Perchbaits should do the trick for you. |
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| second the legand perchbaits!!
If you want something a little bigger- Supernatural's and Tony from Big Game makes a killer new deep diver!
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | I get my 12" Frankybait down pretty dang quick on the middle setting of three. Of course I am running it on wire, but I believe with 80' of line (or so) I was hitting in 35' of water, or close to it. I haven't found anything else that I have tried to get down that deep, that quick. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Both my 6" Super Cisco and 11" Mag Shads go to 20'. With that said they do need about 100' line out to do it. If I had my Musky Mikes Trolling book I could find one for you real easy but its lost at this time in one of many Plano boxes  |
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| legend plow goes deep and has an outstanding reputation as a big-fish bait... |
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Location: Freedom, WI | On the final version of 10" switchbacks I am working on with 33' of line out it plows bottom at about 9 to 10 ft not sure on the final depth yet though but should be in that range someplace. |
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Location: oswego, il | One other option are the mann's stretch series. I believe they have a 30+ and a 40+, they will get down there with minimal line out. |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | any that get to 20 or 25 on a cast? |
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Location: Freedom, WI | RyanJoz - Personally I think to get that deep on a cast a sinking crankbait would be the best choice. You would spend to much time with the bait going down then coming back up to the boat in unproductive water. |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | I agree with Roger. Getting a crank down that deep while casting is best suited with a countdown. Roger makes one of the best in that you can reel it really slow, and it still has action!
To have a casting bait get down that deep would mean a very hard pulling bait, and one that all you could do is reel (no jerking). I have been casting a Hookerbait a bit, and that don't get down nearly that far. 15', maybe. I can tell you those buggers pull, and if you don't run a screw through the head and lip the head will bust off if you do any kind of jerking.
Roger had also made me a deep diver a few years back that got down pretty dang good. A custom Cranky Nitro with an extra large lip. Again a hard puller for casting, and at the time I didn't have a good rod for tossing them. Now with a 9' Lamiglass I can, and have been, casting some pretty dang hard pulling cranks. Without the right equipment forget about casting them. You will just wear yourself out. |
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Location: midwest | Slammer deep divers will get to 20 plus feet when trolled and I think the 10-15 range casting. |
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Location: Lebanon,Mo | 8 or 10" Hooker will work,and If I remember the 8" model gets down 22-24ft with just 85ft of line out. |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Talonz Deepthreat will also get you down pretty quick. It is about equivelent to the Hookers (maybe alittle shallower running), but still not as fast as a Franky. Never did try the Franky on the deep setting. I would imagine Plows get down fast as well. |
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Location: On the water | Guys, thanks for the suggestions. Tom |
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| Tom, if your budget allows, take a look at the Hosebait Flat Shad too. It has a giant metal lip that gets it down in a hurry. Through wire construction, top notch lure with great action. Very few exist here in the States.
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| Does anyone have information on the Franky Baits. I looked on the website but there were no prices listed |
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| its 60 to 120$
depending size |
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | I can tell you the cost of the frankys...$100 for the 12" and $120 for the 14". Got a quote earlier this year so prices should be fairly current. |
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