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Masqui-ninja

Posted 12/6/2012 8:36 PM (#601962)
Subject: Cranking speed question

Posts: 1240

Location: Walker, MN

So when we troll we all know exactly how fast we are moving our lure through the water thanks to Gps, speedo's etc. My question is, how fast is an average retreve reeled in on a cast with say...a deep diving crankbait or bucktail? What kind of speed range are we talking here?

I like to troll crankbaits 3.5-4.5 mph. Does anyone realy crank them that fast on a cast?

cocathntr

Posted 12/6/2012 10:07 PM (#601986 - in reply to #601962)
Subject: Re: Cranking speed question

Posts: 86

Location: colorado

I have cast ahead of my boat while trolling. at three mph the boat goes to the crank bait faster then i can reel it in.

JeffinPickering

Posted 12/7/2012 8:47 AM (#602030 - in reply to #601962)
Subject: Re: Cranking speed question

Posts: 97

Location: Pickering, ON

3 feet per second = 2mph
5 feet per second = 3.4mph
6 feet per second = 4mph.

Figure out how much line your reel picks up per turn and then how many turns you can do per second.

woodieb8

Posted 12/9/2012 8:25 AM (#602339 - in reply to #601962)
Subject: Re: Cranking speed question

Posts: 1529

jeffinpickering hits the nail on the head. mathematics plays into the problem solving. sorta like man hours per fish.

sworrall

Posted 12/9/2012 9:15 AM (#602344 - in reply to #601962)
Subject: Re: Cranking speed question

Posts: 32880

Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin

However fast you can reel, a Muskie will outpace you by 6 times or so.

curleytail

Posted 12/10/2012 10:33 AM (#602650 - in reply to #602344)
Subject: Re: Cranking speed question

Posts: 2687

Location: Hayward, WI

sworrall - 12/9/2012 9:15 AM

However fast you can reel, a Muskie will outpace you by 6 times or so.

CAN outpace you. They choose to not outpace my lures as often as I would like.

I don't have any accurate numbers, but I don't believe we could crank at the pace of even a medium speed troll for long. Toss a Cowgirl out behind the boat moving 3 MPH and see how it rides in the water. Reel it in slowly. Does it feel quite a bit harder than if you had just made a cast and cranked it back?

Just guessing that a typical cast and retrieve pace might be around 2 mph but I'm guessing.

Tucker

Masqui-ninja

Posted 12/10/2012 4:00 PM (#602713 - in reply to #602650)
Subject: Re: Cranking speed question

Posts: 1240

Location: Walker, MN

That is about what I was thinking 2-3 mph tops.

Ja Rule

Posted 12/11/2012 11:14 AM (#602789 - in reply to #601962)
Subject: Re: Cranking speed question

Posts: 415

I've trolled Cowgirls up to 5.5 MPH with fantastic results, and I can tell you for sure there is no way I can actually retrieve one that fast myself, not even close. I agree with the last couple answers, 2-3 mph, maybe 4 but i would doubt that its sustainable.

Guest

Posted 12/11/2012 7:51 PM (#602909 - in reply to #601962)
Subject: RE: Cranking speed question

casting in front of a boat trolling a consistent speed with a small single 7 fluted blade bucktail cranking as fast as I can I can get just over 3mph. that is with a 5.4to 1? revo.

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