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When is it too cold for deep cranks? #13375033 12/17/19 01:15 PM
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Just want to see what the consensus of the group is here. Is there a water temp you stop throwing deep cranks at? At what temp do you think their effectiveness starts to decline?


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Re: When is it too cold for deep cranks? [Re: Jpurdue] #13375054 12/17/19 01:40 PM
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Unless they're up on beds I really don't think there is a "bad" time to throw a deep crank in Texas. Certainly will be other techniques that will catch them better on a day by day basis but I've always got one tied on in the boat.


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Re: When is it too cold for deep cranks? [Re: MagFluker] #13375070 12/17/19 02:11 PM
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Re: When is it too cold for deep cranks? [Re: Ranger1] #13375079 12/17/19 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Ranger1
Never to cold



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And it doesn't always have to be a deep crank.


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Re: When is it too cold for deep cranks? [Re: Jpurdue] #13375094 12/17/19 02:32 PM
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About when it’s too cold to fish.


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Re: When is it too cold for deep cranks? [Re: Jpurdue] #13375118 12/17/19 02:47 PM
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Caught a ShareLunker on a DD22 with water temp of 48. Sleeted and snowed all day. Most miserable weather fishing day I have ever had. Loaded the boat all day. Draw tournament partner lost one at the boat that might have also made 13 that day on a deep crankbait.

Re: When is it too cold for deep cranks? [Re: Jpurdue] #13375120 12/17/19 02:48 PM
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If the lake was frozen over and you were limited to a vertical presentation (ice fishing), then maybe.

Otherwise, they will still catch fish.

Re: When is it too cold for deep cranks? [Re: squib] #13375151 12/17/19 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by squib
Caught a ShareLunker on a DD22 with water temp of 48. Sleeted and snowed all day. Most miserable weather fishing day I have ever had. Loaded the boat all day. Draw tournament partner lost one at the boat that might have also made 13 that day on a deep crankbait.

They used to have all Bill Norman cranks in a suspending model, I don't think they still make them but they were incredible in the coldest water you could find. I still always have a Deep Little N with suspend dots tied on, they aren't fun when you get hung up but they will trigger some giants.

Re: When is it too cold for deep cranks? [Re: bigfishtx] #13375185 12/17/19 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by bigfishtx
Originally Posted by Ranger1
Never to cold



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And it doesn't always have to be a deep crank.



I’ve been close to taking “their bait”, they are proud of that thing. Anyone used it yet?

Re: When is it too cold for deep cranks? [Re: grout-scout] #13375233 12/17/19 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by grout-scout
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Originally Posted by Ranger1
Never to cold



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And it doesn't always have to be a deep crank.



I’ve been close to taking “their bait”, they are proud of that thing. Anyone used it yet?


My backorder just shipped, I will be trying them in the coming weeks.


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Re: When is it too cold for deep cranks? [Re: Jpurdue] #13375252 12/17/19 04:31 PM
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Surface temps and telmps at the depths the deep cranks go will be different.

To me there is no off seasson for them since baitfish live in the lake 24/7 365 days per year.

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Never too cold...just downsize the bait and slow down the retrieve....


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6 lb line on 3XD it will get down to 20+ feet


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Re: When is it too cold for deep cranks? [Re: squib] #13375596 12/17/19 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by squib
Caught a ShareLunker on a DD22 with water temp of 48. Sleeted and snowed all day. Most miserable weather fishing day I have ever had. Loaded the boat all day. Draw tournament partner lost one at the boat that might have also made 13 that day on a deep crankbait.



Awesome.

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