reel to match my crankin croix and crank bait ??

[wallywallace]

so finally went and picke my triumph up today, a 7 M action rod rated up to 3/4oz. what is a descent reel and ration to match so no more than 100.00 but like 60-75.00 range better as i will have slow cash down till spring season really begins. also around march my campground will open up, so more lake and ponds to fish, so my question is, i know line tells how far a crank will dive, so what is a good line for the reel and if i am fishing shallow 2-3 foot range most of the times.

thanx guys

[rrw4258]

Hard to go wrong with a BPS pro qualifier, they are on sale quite often for $79.

If you are only going to fish shallow cranks, I would go with a 6.4:1, and spool it with a 12-15 pound mono. I prefer Sunline Super Natural, but any name brand mono will do.

Ryan

[keithdog]

Originally Posted by rrw4258

Hard to go wrong with a BPS pro qualifier, they are on sale quite often for $79.

If you are only going to fish shallow cranks, I would go with a 6.4:1, and spool it with a 12-15 pound mono. I prefer Sunline Super Natural, but any name brand mono will do.

Ryan

I very good suggestion. I'll second it!

[Jrob78]

The PQ is a great reel and comes in a variety of gr's. Another reel I would check out is the Daiwa Exceler, it is now offered in a cranking gr.

[wallywallace]

well hoping to be all around crank rod for various kinds, but yea mostly 2-5 feet of water since mainly stuck on shore 80% of time

[wallywallace]

thanx, i know the dawia has parts, but with the PQ have a parts list if i need somthing i know most BP pruducts dont, if they are done, they are done

[lilmule]

Hold the rod high,pd test line effects how deep they dive likeless with 12lb than 10,type of shallow crank some dive deeper than others,as for reels the pq i have several used ones with 6/2/1 personally prefer even slower with floating crankbaits.
A floating rattletrap does dive less deep than a normal one,and can be used in 2 ft of water.Angle of the bill a shallow shadrap or rc 1.5 wont dig in bottom quite so easily.
So quite a few factors,I often fish from the bank in heavy veggies(lilly pads) but tend to avoid treble hooks when thick,but do use those two when theres spaces between and about 2 ft deep.

[wallywallace]

thanx mule

[DVT Mike]

A 10# diameter line will usually let cranks reach their max depth. For the shallow cranking like you're doing you don't need a special reel with a low ratio (IPT). I'd look for a fluoro for abrasion resistance and look for objects to bang off of.

[Dogmatic]

Originally Posted by rrw4258

Hard to go wrong with a BPS pro qualifier, they are on sale quite often for $79.

If you are only going to fish shallow cranks, I would go with a 6.4:1, and spool it with a 12-15 pound mono. I prefer Sunline Super Natural, but any name brand mono will do.

Ryan

Why mono, I usually fish CB's with fluoro(10-12#)?

[kennethdaysale]

Originally Posted by Dogmatic

Why mono, I usually fish CB's with fluoro(10-12#)?

Ryan has stepped away from his desk right now but I'm guessing it's because dude says he's fishing from shore and only using shallow cranks?

[Dogmatic]

Originally Posted by kennethdaysale

Ryan has stepped away from his desk right now but I'm guessing it's because dude says he's fishing from shore and only using shallow cranks?

ahhhh...makes sense now.

[wallywallace]

right now it is between the strikeforce st100 HA
trillionaire 100tt
or the ecleler 100tt

hey also yea mainly from shoe and 5 ft is usally deepest though there is times were i do go deep, so anyway the above threee has mid 6 gear ranges

[Tavery5]

Originally Posted by Dogmatic

Why mono, I usually fish CB's with fluoro(10-12#)?

Many folks prefer to use a floating line to fish shallow cranks.

[kennethdaysale]

Originally Posted by wallywallace

right now it is between the strikeforce st100 HA
trillionaire 100tt
or the ecleler 100tt

hey also yea mainly from a shoe and 5 ft is usally deepest though there is times were i do go deep, so anyway the above threee has mid 6 gear ranges

Hey wally got any pictures of that shoe? must have some really high heels

[Jrob78]

Originally Posted by wallywallace

right now it is between the strikeforce st100 HA
trillionaire 100tt
or the ecleler 100tt

hey also yea mainly from shoe and 5 ft is usally deepest though there is times were i do go deep, so anyway the above threee has mid 6 gear ranges

The Exceler and the Trillionaire are better reels than the Strikeforce. The Trillionaire is basically an Exceler with a few more bearings and a black paint job. They haven't made them in a few years but you can still find them on Ebay and Amazon. The Strikeforce is an entry level reel with a graphite frame and probably has a bunch of plastic parts, drag star etc.. The Exceler is a good reel that will last you a long time, the Strikeforce probably won't.

[wallywallace]

nope no pix, of the shoe, got pics of the shore, lol alright i was about to get a strkeforce on ebay, thankx will get the excelr then thanx

[MississippiBoy]

Originally Posted by Dogmatic

Why mono, I usually fish CB's with fluoro(10-12#)?

Originally Posted by Tavery5

Many folks prefer to use a floating line to fish shallow cranks.

What he said. Plus, I generally prefer mono over fluoro. The only fluoro I use is 12 lbs on my deep cranking rod. Everything else is either mono or braid.

[Bassboss]

Originally Posted by rrw4258

Hard to go wrong with a BPS pro qualifier, they are on sale quite often for $79.

If you are only going to fish shallow cranks, I would go with a 6.4:1, and spool it with a 12-15 pound mono. I prefer Sunline Super Natural, but any name brand mono will do.

Ryan

Took the words right outa my mouth....

Ya might also wanna scower e-bay every now and then. You can find a sweet deals if you look hard enough. Bought a new $200 quantum energy PT for 80 bucks earlier this month.

[wallywallace]

[QUOTE=
Ya might also wanna scower e-bay every now and then. You can find a sweet deals if you look hard enough. Bought a new $200 quantum energy PT for 80 bucks earlier this month.[/QUOTE]

got my bro one for his b-day for 90 pt tour, i want it lol off the bat, i like it the same as my curado

[rrw4258]

Sorry for the delay, but like the other's have said I throw my shallow cranks on 16 lb. Sunline Super Natural. 16 lb. may sound high but it is the diameter of most companies 12 lb. test (.33 mm) I like to throw them on mono to give me a little stretch.

I do throw my medium cranks (6-12') on 14 lb. Sunline Super Sniper FC, and my deep divers on the same 14 lb. FC as well. I do this to get them a little deeper.

Ryan

[wallywallace]

thanx guys, going sometime this weekend, hope to have reel by then, if not will put my cheap pfluger on it til get daiwa

[wallywallace]

so i went fishing, got laszy and just took my pfluger 6;2:! on my shimano volt somthing. any i hope i can get this question out right...SO>>>>>>
the rod i got for cranks in M action with moderate tip, the rod i used today was a MH with fast tip, use 1/2 oz kvd red eye, it weighted the end of my rod slightly, but when i ripped the cran heck it felt like a had a bass and my rod bent half way down. so my question is will the medium avction triumph i bough for cranks do this since the MH action did, or is it in the tips, since the volturous rod has a fast tip, that way it made the rod bend.. i know the volt rod will be used for T-rigged and other soft platic appications but today slept in and was in hurry...

get it all , so in a nut shell wil my M action triumph bend and fell hevy like my MH volt with a fast tip, or was it all in they way the tips were.. soo sorry for this hope i didn't confuse yall