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anyone pulling cranks on pepin or doing any good at all on the main lake?

hawkeye….eyes wrote:

anyone pulling cranks on pepin or doing any good at all on the main lake?

… There mite be but I doubt it. from what I know it is the wrong time of the for that. … rrr

… There mite be but I doubt it. from what I know it is the wrong time of the for that. … rrr
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Like you would know.

^ Dang, I wanted to say that!!

Normally the crank bite starts when spawning is over and the fish start moving back down to the lake.

(Late May-June is the cranking bite…I think)

Here’s a report by the honorable Joel Nelson on the subject.

https://www.in-depthoutdoors.com/fishing/reports/1345211/

I dont’t know about that. I’ve caught eyes on cranks in 38 degree water right after ice-out plenty of times

Well there you go!
Let us know how you do. I would love to troll some before big fish fishing!

I know it not exactly the same water, but in my smaller local river, I’ve been casting crankbaits since March 1st and the walleyes have been hitting them all along.

What kind of cranks do you throw in the river early season Dave?

river rat randy wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Doug abbas wrote:</div>
anyone pulling cranks on pepin or doing any good at all on the main lake?

… There mite be but I doubt it. from what I know it is the wrong time of the for that. … rrr

I bet Lake Loon Larry would know, 100%

I don’t think anybody was saying that cranks won’t work in cold water. They’re saying the majority of the fish are not going to be staged out in the middle of the lake feeding in open water yet. I’ve caught fish on cranks in 35 degree water before, but that doesn’t mean it’s always the best technique. There are times where covering water makes sense, and casting cranks is a great way to do that. That being said, if you can find a pod of fish wanting to chase down cranks on the lake, I’d imagine they’d be some good fish. I personally don’t have the time to invest in such an endeavor at this point.

youngfry wrote:

What kind of cranks do you throw in the river early season Dave?

I’ve been throwing some Rebels, Storm and Rapalas, mostly long narrow shallow divers. My most productive one has been a green chartreuse Rebel about 4 1/2 inches long.

Interesting. So these aren’t diving very deep right… like a couple feet at most? Are you throwing them in deeper holes and they are coming up for them or eddies, shallow flats?

Sorry to the OP… don’t mean to hijack the thread.

Jesse Krook wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>river rat randy wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Doug abbas wrote:</div>
anyone pulling cranks on pepin or doing any good at all on the main lake?

… There mite be but I doubt it. from what I know it is the wrong time of the for that. … rrr

I bet Lake Loon Larry would know, 100%

I always liked Lake Liger Larry but Lake Loon Larry is probably more applicable …

youngfry wrote:

Interesting. So these aren’t diving very deep right… like a couple feet at most? Are you throwing them in deeper holes and they are coming up for them or eddies, shallow flats?

Sorry to the OP… don’t mean to hijack the thread.

The baits will run up to about 3 to 3.5 feet deep usually a little less. Throwing to shallow flats, current seams and drop offs. This is where I find the active fish.