Long Lining Equipment

  • fish_any_time
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 2097
    April 23, 2004 at 10:59 am #1328926

    I have plans to troll cranks as the season progress and am looking to buy some equipment to do it properly. There was an add in my Outdoors news yesterday from Cabela’s that had the Daiwa Accu-Depth reel and rod for $60. Looking to get set up but yet not to make a huge investment, this seemed like a decent deal. Also, what planer boards are good to use?

    Your comments would be greatly appreciated.

    crossin_eyes
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 1379
    April 23, 2004 at 3:03 pm #302169

    I have a Diawa Accudepth and have been really happy with it. It’s not quite as smooth as the Sealine reels, but I’ve had no trouble. Fleet Farm had them on sale a week ago for $41.99 for just the reel, so $60 for the combo seems pretty good as long as the rod isn’t junk.
    I use the Off-Shore brand planer boards with the “Tattle Flag” on them. I like them a lot and I know they are pretty popular with the folks on this board. The tattle flag is a spring loaded flag that goes down if you snag a weed or have a small fish on. It’s nice to have so you aren’t dragging something around without knowing it.

    Good Fishin’!
    Crossin’

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    April 25, 2004 at 3:54 pm #302360

    You will like the Off-shore planer boards. Easy to see and use. A line counter reel will let you get back to the same length of line out that you had out when you caught the first fish so your lure is running the same as before. Welcome to the site.

    Thanks, Bill

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13300
    April 25, 2004 at 4:31 pm #302366

    Check out Fishing Tackle Outlet in champlin. I picked up a couple of sealines from them with rods for $79.

    hooknfinger
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 1290
    April 25, 2004 at 5:43 pm #302370

    Just curious on what size and strength rods you guys use when pullin cranks? I have heard a lot of different people have different concepts on it just want to see what everyones using

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    April 26, 2004 at 1:44 am #301410

    I use 7ft. St. Croix Premier Med. fast rods and 8.6ft. St. Croix WildRiver Med fast rods. All are baitcaster style rods. I will use a mix of Abu Garcia reels and Okuma Line Counter reels along with Marada Line Counter reels too.
    Thanks, Bill

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