deep cranking!

[Skulley]

Nice Bill
Only fish Chemung once and never really had plans for going back
But now I think I'll give it a shot again. I plan on working on cranks allot more this year
It's close to the house with with a decent ramp.

Always happy to help if I have knowledge of a lake. I first went to Chemung for a Sunday Morning Tournament that was run by some guys that fished Belleville on Tuesday Nights back in the early 90's.......when I was much younger and more handsome. lol  Anyway, I caught one on a buzz bait shallow early as well as a lot of boils on it. Later in the day, my partner started catching them on the ledges deep with cranks. I put on a worm and started catching a few but my partner was doing well on the crank. At the end of the tourney we had like 18lbs and cashed a check. I caught only 3 keeps but my partner had caught like 10 or 12 keeps. It was a hot partly sunny day with temps in the high 70's at 6am and 90+ at the noon weigh-in. A few weeks later I went back and decided I wanted to figure out Chemung because it was tough on me. I went with deep divers and buzz baits and tore them up. Every time I go to Chemung through the summer season July/August, that's what I do there. Ive done pretty well most times. I've never been there in the fall nor have I ever been there in the spring. It's been a few years since I've been there, but I'm sure deep cranks still work. Those steep drops hold those warm weather largies. Learning to do that technique on Chemung helped me on the steep drops of Belleville, Ford, Cass, to name a few as well as any other lake with steep drops. Let us know how you do and have fun!!


BD.                           

[bigjc]

If you don't like it, I'll buy it off you for $40. I have several of those rods. I also throw small cranks on a shorter version. I actually have 3 lengths. I started using them when Browning was putting David Fritts name on them. Really like them. American Rodsmith now makes the David Fritts model. Still glas and still good crank bait rods.
BD.                         

I'll second the Dave Fritts crankin sticks for rattle traps, small cranks up to 14 fow. Just a WOW stick, and I was lucky to not have a single fish come unbuttoned with this rod.... Helps of course being taught how to 'walk your hookset back' when you hook a treble baited bass by Mr. Wagonsomer. Man he was good.

Is that David Fritts rod, formerly my David Fritts rod, that you speak of???
LOL

[Skulley]

It is now formerly a David Fritts rod if it's a Browning Silaflex. I have Browning Silaflexes when Fritts' name was on it after he won the classic on Seminole cranking. That's when the rod got real popular.


BD                            

[bigjc]

I think that he may be referring to a rod that he acquired from me at a swap meet at BobO's.

[Hollada]

Joe Balog "walking the hook set"

[djkimmel]

Except he only went 1 for 2 - that's 50%. Maybe he should have 'walked' faster

[Skulley]

I think he would have landed the first fish if he had used a different hook set technique.


BD.               

[Mike S.]

I have one of the Skeet Reese fiberglass 7' 11" cranking rods with a Revo Winch for deep cranks. I can effortlessly fish with the 10 xd's with that setup. I believe the reel is a 5.4:1 year ratio. That lower ratio allows the bait to dig to find its depth. It just took me a minute to realize that you can't give it a monster hook set, and you can't horse the fish to the boat.

[Skulley]

A lot of times I set the hook by just turning my hips.  Most of the time that pretty much gets the hook in em.  That turn of the hips is just about as good as a sweep set which I prefer when fishing any kind of crank.


BD                         

[dartag]

watch KVD he swings to the side and keeps cranking.  Also he uses a flexible rod to take up some shock.  Like anything else it takes time on the water practicing it.  You may pick up techniques watching videos or reading about it.  But nothing compares to time on the water.

[Mojo]

I think that he may be referring to a rod that he acquired from me at a swap meet at BobO's.

Yes it WAS...... I had a 5 XD tied on to a revo, and the bait was still in the water when we took off. Bye bye gear.  Happens to the worst of us !

[Mojo]

Joe Balog "walking the hook set"

I walk just a step or 2 more and let the rod do it's job.......

[djkimmel]

I just set the hook. Walking in the boat leads to tripping over things and falling off the deck. Especially on the Great Lakes. If the bass decides to go somewhere I may follow but I look to see what I'm might step on if I can.

[bigjc]

I think that he may be referring to a rod that he acquired from me at a swap meet at BobO's.

Yes it WAS...... I had a 5 XD tied on to a revo, and the bait was still in the water when we took off. Bye bye gear.  Happens to the worst of us !

That sucks!