Crank baits… trolling early season

[Greatwhitehunter]

Dhj12s Perfect 10s Reef 800s Deep Bandit are the most popular ones. But being in the zone I think is more important than color or lure. Troll slow and up high fish on bottom aren't active we hardly ever fish deeper than 15ft in early spring.

[cycleguy]

Dhj12s Perfect 10s Reef 800s Deep Bandit are the most popular ones. But being in the zone I think is more important than color or lure. Troll slow and up high fish on bottom aren't active we hardly ever fish deeper than 15ft in early spring.

When you say this…. do you mean you are looking for water 15' or less, or running your baits say in the top 10-15' of water at whatever depth? That would explain some of the short leads I see posted. Again, thanks. Love the learning curve, even if I fail later. Applying the thought process will be great.

[wakina]

When you say this…. do you mean you are looking for water 15' or less, or running your baits say in the top 10-15' of water at whatever depth? That would explain some of the short leads I see posted. Again, thanks. Love the learning curve, even if I fail later. Applying the thought process will be great.

Short leads for active fish up high off the reefs in deeper water usually along the Can line on the North end and East side of the firing range. As stated those bottom huggers are negative fish. DDHJ work better at slower speeds and the Reef 800's work better at slightly faster speeds as the water warms up some. I am not a crank bait guy but do know there is a sweet spot in speed that both the DDHJ and Reef 800's work simultaneously. Maybe some crank bait guy will chime in.