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<blockquote data-quote="eyexer" data-source="post: 24708" data-attributes="member: 315"><p>when pulling bouncers I don't give a darn what the speed is.&nbsp; I pull by feel and speed up and slow down until I find what the fish are wanting.&nbsp; That changes throughout the day sometimes.&nbsp; I can tell by feel or watching my rod what my speed is.&nbsp;&nbsp; With cranks I generally run 1.8-2.4 mph.&nbsp; 90% of my fish cranking have come in that speed range.&nbsp; But occasionally will have to get up to 3 mph to catch fish.&nbsp; but that's rare.&nbsp; At last count I had over 400 cranks.&nbsp; Which is really stupid when you consider 99% of the fish I catch come on reef runners.&nbsp; I have thrown nearly everything made at them on a consistent basis and nothing has ever come close to the production of reef runners for me.&nbsp; That being said, the majority of my cranking is done in late summer and fall when fish are deep.&nbsp; I crank down to 25-35 for the most part.&nbsp; So the choice of cranks may have to do with the depth of the fishing.&nbsp; But the few times I have cranked up shallow reef runner little rippers have produced the best with one exception.&nbsp; Lake Darling.&nbsp; The spring crank bite up at grano has been fabulous in the past.&nbsp; 12' of water give or take.&nbsp; trolling any fast moving crank you can throw at them.&nbsp; I've had days where all they wanted was shad raps.&nbsp;&nbsp; But I've had days where the only thing they would bite, while running six lines with different cranks on each, was cordell wally minnows in white bottom purple back.&nbsp; One day it was crazy.&nbsp; tried every shallow crank I owned except the wally divers.&nbsp; fished for a few hours and nothing.&nbsp;&nbsp; tried the wally diver with the purple back and hit two fish immediately.&nbsp; threw on the only other one I had and within forty minutes had a limit for three guys in the boat and every fish caught on that lure.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="eyexer, post: 24708, member: 315"] when pulling bouncers I don't give a darn what the speed is. I pull by feel and speed up and slow down until I find what the fish are wanting. That changes throughout the day sometimes. I can tell by feel or watching my rod what my speed is. With cranks I generally run 1.8-2.4 mph. 90% of my fish cranking have come in that speed range. But occasionally will have to get up to 3 mph to catch fish. but that's rare. At last count I had over 400 cranks. Which is really stupid when you consider 99% of the fish I catch come on reef runners. I have thrown nearly everything made at them on a consistent basis and nothing has ever come close to the production of reef runners for me. That being said, the majority of my cranking is done in late summer and fall when fish are deep. I crank down to 25-35 for the most part. So the choice of cranks may have to do with the depth of the fishing. But the few times I have cranked up shallow reef runner little rippers have produced the best with one exception. Lake Darling. The spring crank bite up at grano has been fabulous in the past. 12' of water give or take. trolling any fast moving crank you can throw at them. I've had days where all they wanted was shad raps. But I've had days where the only thing they would bite, while running six lines with different cranks on each, was cordell wally minnows in white bottom purple back. One day it was crazy. tried every shallow crank I owned except the wally divers. fished for a few hours and nothing. tried the wally diver with the purple back and hit two fish immediately. threw on the only other one I had and within forty minutes had a limit for three guys in the boat and every fish caught on that lure. [/QUOTE]

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