Going Deep with Cranks

Congrats on deep cranking! Nice setups!! I am on and off with that technique... Sometimes the bass will swipe at the lure instead of eating it, why you may have foul hooked it. Next up for you is the DRT Police, lol.

As I am sure you know, crankbaits can have quite a bit of air resistance with the big bills and bodies, so if you are casting in the wind or not careful really bombing it without the reel dialed in, backlash can result. Happens to me every time. I love the break system on the Z2020, lots of different ways to get it just right.

Fishing offshore deep without some sort of sonar confirmation of fish being there or structure being there is always hard for me from a patience perspective... It just feels like throwing hail marys over and over again hoping somebody is home.

Posted by: @saoulons

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Congrats on deep cranking! Nice setups!! I am on and off with that technique... Sometimes the bass will swipe at the lure instead of eating it, why you may have foul hooked it. Next up for you is the DRT Police, lol.

 

As I am sure you know, crankbaits can have quite a bit of air resistance with the big bills and bodies, so if you are casting in the wind or not careful really bombing it without the reel dialed in, backlash can result. Happens to me every time. I love the break system on the Z2020, lots of different ways to get it just right.

 

Fishing offshore deep without some sort of sonar confirmation of fish being there or structure being there is always hard for me from a patience perspective... It just feels like throwing hail marys over and over again hoping somebody is home.

It was totally my fault on the birds nest so I wont complain too much...lol 

Deep cranking is really tough but i am determined to learn it even on the st. johns river. Where i was at today was just a practice spot but still one that produces some of the biggest fish. I happened to stop at the store and there were A L O T  of law enforcement vehicles , marked and unmarked. One of them came up on me very fast as I made it to my truck, the cop just wanted to know about fishing and what i had been using. He was all in to it and regretful that they were training in a facility with such a good body of water.  I believe the Z is amazing but Its just something about a TDZ for cranks for me. I have rigged up some rods for tomorrow and I have a TDZ on a Shallow Fast moving Special rod with a shimano square bill and i just know it will get bit

Tomorrow its Flippin, topwater ,chatter , spinnerbaits and some other stuff if I can get up early enough. 

I will be back on the deep cranking soon. i was really amazed at how I could tell that I had hit some grass with the st. croix glass rods.. I have a decent amount of cranks that just need to get tossed. I told myself not to buy anymore deep cranks until I get more successful. Its a shame that I believe the lies I tell myself..lol 

One, your tundra is sick!

Two, why does your steez have knobs like my farmers tan? lol 

C, I hate fishing crank baits and I’m glad you have great success! 😅

Posted by: @gaijin

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One, your tundra is sick!

Two, why does your steez have knobs like my farmers tan? lol 

C, I hate fishing crank baits and I’m glad you have great success! 😅

thank you !!

 Welcome to the deep cranking world!

I've been honing my deep cranking skills up here in the New England areas using a G. Loomis IMX-PRO 906C CBR cranking rod. This rod is 7'-6" medium/heavy...moderate action. I find it to be much lighter than a fiberglass rod and it helps with fatigue over the long day. The length allows me to bomb the heavier plugs with ease and the sensitivity and parabolic bend of this rod are fantastic. 

I will pair this rod up with either an Ian built Steez 100SHL Super Cranker or a TD-Z IOOML that are both in the 5:1 gear ratio.

Trying to get to the depths (20 and deeper) that you mentioned, I would suggest a couple of crank baits that I find to be excellent. One is the Spro Little John DD70 which gets you down to 20 feet and the other is ......(don't judge me)... 6'th Sense Cloud 9 Series C-25 baits (25 feet plus).

The 6'th Sense baits are cheap $$ and fantastic baits. Great finish/colors and run extremely straight right out of the box. Try to forget the brand....just fish the performance.

I'm using 12lb Seaguar InvizX line. This pound test gets my baits down deep quickly and the action of the rod allows me to land 99% of the fish with ease.

Up here in New England when using the deep cranks I don't use the craw colors, I stick to shad colors, natural shads, chartreuse/blk, chartreuse/blus, citrus shad

Another great DD crank that is very affordable is the Duel Hardcore 7+...on sale at TW for $5 on a few good colors and even retail price is good.

FWIW, Leviathan MH Swimbait rods are killer for the ~ 2oz DD type baits.

Posted by: @blksheepfishing

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 Welcome to the deep cranking world!

I've been honing my deep cranking skills up here in the New England areas using a G. Loomis IMX-PRO 906C CBR cranking rod. This rod is 7'-6" medium/heavy...moderate action. I find it to be much lighter than a fiberglass rod and it helps with fatigue over the long day. The length allows me to bomb the heavier plugs with ease and the sensitivity and parabolic bend of this rod are fantastic. 

I will pair this rod up with either an Ian built Steez 100SHL Super Cranker or a TD-Z IOOML that are both in the 5:1 gear ratio.

Trying to get to the depths (20 and deeper) that you mentioned, I would suggest a couple of crank baits that I find to be excellent. One is the Spro Little John DD70 which gets you down to 20 feet and the other is ......(don't judge me)... 6'th Sense Cloud 9 Series C-25 baits (25 feet plus).

The 6'th Sense baits are cheap $$ and fantastic baits. Great finish/colors and run extremely straight right out of the box. Try to forget the brand....just fish the performance.

I'm using 12lb Seaguar InvizX line. This pound test gets my baits down deep quickly and the action of the rod allows me to land 99% of the fish with ease.

Up here in New England when using the deep cranks I don't use the craw colors, I stick to shad colors, natural shads, chartreuse/blk, chartreuse/blus, citrus shad

   

Thanks 

no judgement but I was just looking at those cloud 9’s. Seems like the name would be more about something beneath the clouds 😂 

My PB came on The White Python Slant/Z200/15lb XXX and a 10XD. The WP Slant is magic for those big cranks and as a result, I’m partial to offshore, deep water cranking. I agree…the 3D braking is absolutely outstanding in the wind. Although it’s not JDM and much more vanilla, I will say the 10XD casts a bit better than many other big cranks. 

Posted by: @rise

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My PB came on The White Python Slant/Z200/15lb XXX and a 10XD. The WP Slant is magic for those big cranks and as a result, I’m partial to offshore, deep water cranking. I agree…the 3D braking is absolutely outstanding in the wind. Although it’s not JDM and much more vanilla, I will say the 10XD casts a bit better than many other big cranks. 

now thats a badd  mama jama setup..!! To the Max!! 

@dragon1 on it!! now..lol

saw that OSP is coming out with a blitz Max plus ad I am here for it.. 

sucks that I got janked out of some money two days ago. Scammed and just felt crummy afterwards not going to lie about it.. But i had to forgive and move on and learn from it. 

we all have to give account of our deeds and words when this life is over so hopefully the person will turn their life around.  but for me i have to move on .. 

looking to get this new crankbait.. cant wait for the drop 

@goldrod

Damn bro, sorry to hear that.

I am always appreciative of your life views and strength to move on and not let these things derail your life purpose🙏♥️💪👍

@goldrod Truth. I often wish for God's justice, but really none of us truly can handle that. We need His grace, and we need it immeasurably.