really deep diving crankbaits

[bigrod]

Long soft rod is a must to get a very long cast. You want to cast that thing 50 yards. A low gear ratio reel is also a must to give the bait time to dive. If you go to KY Lake in the summer you will get a lot of use out of those big cranks

[walkeraviator]

Another idea is to use some KVD line and lure conditioner. It actually does improve your casting distance a little.

[kygorski]

dragging a deep running crank bait, I use 20/6 braid line, the no stretch factor helps in hook sets and the small diam gets the bait down deep.Next ypou need a l;ot of line out to get that bait that deep,a min of 25 yds in some cases. On the retrieve instead of fighting the lure with the reel. I pull back on the rod and then reel. Something you may want to try is trrolling planers from lure jensen, they come in different sizes from 10 to at least 30 ft, they require a fairly stout rod but trip when you get a strike, they float at rest and dont usually snag up.You can use a floating rouge on a 20ft planer or a a 200 series bandit on a 10 ft planer over 20+ water.You can get them from cabelas, I got some off the counter at BPS in northern ind. But braided line is almost a must, there is a lot of stretch with mono.

[MagikSmallie]

I've managed to put together a setup that gets crankbaits down really deep. First I use a 7'3" G-Loomis MH Deep Flex Crankbait Rod with 12lb Seaguar Flourocarbon and a Revo Winch. The 12lb flouro makes sure that line sinks and gets that bait down a foot or so deeper than normal. The rod allows you to cast super far to again get maximum depth and the reel allows to crank very very slowly since its 5.4:1 which keeps the bait from rising too fast. This combo will let you get those deep divers down deep like you want. You can expect true depth out of your DD-22's and others.

[coombro]

Man you guys make my head spin. More to it than just opening the package and tossing it out. Thanks for the info. Can't wait to get the boat out and see how your tips pay off. Believe I can get it down deeper than I have been from your tips.

[ANCHORHEAD]

Coombro- if you are going to be trolling, invest in a guide book called Precision Trolling Big Water Edition - it provides specific depth curves for most popular lures, using various methods such as leadcore,Dipsy Divers, Jet Divers, In-Line weights and Planer Board use. If you want specific information related to just crank baits with depth curves with mph graphs then get the Precision Trolling Crankbait Edition- they have laminated pages so you wont ruin it out on the water, basically a trollers bible if you will, for about $30 bucks a great investment......

[coombro]

Coombro- if you are going to be trolling, invest in a guide book called Precision Trolling Big Water Edition - it provides specific depth curves for most popular lures, using various methods such as leadcore,Dipsy Divers, Jet Divers, In-Line weights and Planer Board use. If you want specific information related to just crank baits with depth curves with mph graphs then get the Precision Trolling Crankbait Edition- they have laminated pages so you wont ruin it out on the water, basically a trollers bible if you will, for about $30 bucks a great investment......

thanks anchorhead and welcome aboard. World of info from these guys.. I'm a beat the bank kinda guy. I never can have to many books just thought I'd toss them deep divers out behind the boat when the fishins slow