Salmo Cranks

[johnr]

Cranking is not my type of fishing, however I have had luck with Rapala when I feel like going 2 mph, jacking some tunes and bending a twelve pack of blue yummies

 

[Account Deleted]

Just remembered that one of the absolute hardest fish strikes I ever felt was from a channel cat while pitching a Salmo Hornet floating the Mississippi River. It was pretty awesome.

 

[Captain Ahab]

I have a bunch of Hornets I need to either sell or start pitching Pelican lake in the spring without a leader.

 

[huffranger]

I have a bunch of Hornets I need to either sell or start pitching Pelican lake in the spring without a leader.

That would do it !!! I'm trying to buy a couple Amazon poison arrow frogs to coat my hooks so that when the pike get to the boat they are dead. Or maybe a stun gun ?? A local and I were brainstorming about a 12V grinder that hung off the side of the boat, tail first grind til crank was easy to get to then finish the job.

I'm completely joking here BTW...

Did hear a story about a retired farmer who was lifting the pike in the boat and bashing them with a baseball bat then throwing them back. The warden wrote him a ticket for $300 and the farmer dude said that both the trips to the ER to get hooks out of his hands this year were WAY more expensive than that !!!! I had to chuckle..

 

[JayKay]

If you find this happening a lot, put a small bead, or small split shot on your line 12-18" up from the lure. The bead/split will catch all the crap and your crank will stay cleaner. We do this on the river all the time in the spring to keep them from getting crap all over. works like a charm.

This is gold advice. Surprising, as you're not an Ultimate VIP Member.. LOL. Pull hornets just south of the tailrace, kinda by where the spillway pond connects to the river. On the west side. Blue chrome and black chrome boated quite a few fish.

 

[FishSticks]

Use Salmo Hornets all the time at my parents lake place. They are small enough to where we will catch rainbows but will also get eyes/bass/pike going.

 

[KDM]

I use what works on the Sheyenne and Salmo isn't in the top 5 cranks I use. I've fished with some darn good crank casters and I don't think I've seen a single one use a Salmo. I don't like to troll, but it seems that this is where the Salmo really shines.

 

[Enslow]

I've never had any luck with them.

You dont have luck with raps or salmos... That means u suck and it isnt the cranks.

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Salmo cranks are the cats ass too... Just sayin...

 

[Lycanthrope]

Ive heard good things about the bullhead ones, anyone use these? I like hornets, but dang they pull hard, makes me glad I have a rod holder handy.

 

[DirtyMike]

Hope you all are happy. Now I'll probably need to have at least a couple in the tackle box.

 

[Walleye_Chaser]

Hope you all are happy. Now I'll probably need to have at least a couple in the tackle box.

LOL agreed

 

[Allen]

They do indeed work at times the standard shadrap doesn't, I just don't often get to the Salmo before the end of the day as I go through my progression on the rapala list of offerings. I've probably caught more fish at DL on them than anywhere else I have tried them as one summer they were really hot for me up in Creel Bay, but they aren't my go to cranks. Maybe because they pull so damn hard.

Just the same, I always seem to have one or two in my tackle box. I'd have more if they were cheaper!

 

[BGH]

they get a thumbs up from me. Wish they didn't discontinue my favorite color, all pink with tiger strips. Caught many big fish on that crank!

 

[DirtyMike]

they get a thumbs up from me. Wish they didn't discontinue my favorite color, all pink with tiger strips. Caught many big fish on that crank!

Find me a pic and I can probably recreate it.

 

[Lycanthrope]

they get a thumbs up from me. Wish they didn't discontinue my favorite color, all pink with tiger strips. Caught many big fish on that crank!

You sure it wasnt pink with RAINBOW stripes?

 

[MuskyManiac]

Haven't heard anyone mention the Salmo Chubby Darter. Awesome little ice fishing lure.

 

[DirtyMike]

Haven't heard anyone mention the Salmo Chubby Darter. Awesome little ice fishing lure.

Have a tackle box full of them and never have had good luck with them.

 

[SDMF]

I bought 2 of every color available in the #4 size ~12 yrs ago. I still have most of them. I have trouble with them "spinning out" when I pitch them so I never use them.

 

[JayKay]

Find me a pic and I can probably recreate it.

I can do better than that. I'll loan you a model, although it's a bullhead, not a hornet. Don't go buying any though, I have some you can have. You've been more than generous...

 

[DirtyMike]

I can do better than that. I'll loan you a model, although it's a bullhead, not a hornet. Don't go buying any though, I have some you can have. You've been more than generous...

Well I appreciate that, sir.