3 ways and cranks

Good Evening everyone. Hey James and Dustin ( and anyone else using this technique), how fast are you pulling the 3 ways and cranks? Are you having better success with or against the current? How much weight are you using to stay on the bottom? My guess is that especially on weekends when there is more boat traffic, the less line behind the boat the better. Thanks in advance for any info.

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Crossin Eyes

certainly Im not nearly as experienced at this as some….

BUT…. Ive had great success with it.. which shows you dont have to be an expert to use it…..

right now they are using 4-6 oz weights…. my experience would be trolling upstream at a dead slow rate… dont forget to toss in a zig or zag… sometimes I make virtually NO progress against the current but I slide back and forth…. works great if your sitting over a “wrinkle” in the bottom and those fish are tucked into it nice and cosy…. you just flutter your lure back and forth in front of them…. most likely they are going to bite…… the short line out is less because you are worried about other boats and more because you have better control of where your at, better feel (so you can tell when debris has messed your lure up!!)…. of course it dont hurt to have a short line out with the way some people drive their boats…… but mostly (according to my past experience) they seem to be hurtling downstream vertical jiggin… which in this current means they are really movin…

well that should get you started….. as for droppers… well that can vary…. I use a 1/ drop and a 5′ lead quite a bit… but conditions and fish response can change that some……

well, i’m embarassed to say that i don’t have my boat out of storage yet, so I’m a little hancuffed for a week or so. I’ve used bottom bouncers and cranks with some success, but never 3 ways. I’m very excited to give it a try.

Thanks for the info RiverEyes.

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Crossin Eyes

P.S. When are we having the FTR FFL fishing day?? someone owes me a day on the water!

CrossinEyes,

You generally move slowly upstream, downstream can work, but upstream is usually more productive. Usually you move too slowly for speedometer or GPS. What I do is keep one eye on the shoreline trees or other landmark and the other eye on the other boats. Sometimes later as the water warms and the fish are really aggressive you can get the fish to hit at up to 3 mph possibly faster. I use a 6-8 inch dropper with 4ft or longer lead sometimes up to 12-18 inches (to lengthen the lead to 6-8 foot, yet keep it a few inches off bottom). I use this for floaters/stickbaits. Keep your line at a 45 degree angle or less to the water as it will help keep you from snagging. Also keep the cranks clean and running true.Brian

These guys have pointed you in the right direction, pretty good advice! If you are in an area you know to have fish, just try a couple different speeds and different size weights to give your bait a different action. This presentation is just like any other, the more you do it the better you get at it.

Good luck!

Thanks for the info guys! I can’t wait to try it.

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Crossin Eyes