Weighting Cranks For Depth

[howards cowards]

I would apreciate any advice on getting cranks to depths beyond there original design. For example a Berkley flicker shad 7cm is rated to 11 to 15 ft. Is there a template for putting weights on a line to get them to run a depth of 20 ft or so. Ant advice is apreciated. Thanx.

[Stoneroller]

lighter line, lead strips/dots, weight on the line in front of the lure, downrigger, trolling with more than 100' of line out, these methods will make divers go deeper than normal.

[Feathers and Fins]

I troll flicker shad and rapala rs 7 8 9 with 10lb flouro carbon..... Flicker shad 2 3/4 inch at 125ft of line out trolled at 2.5mph will get them down to 22ft same with the rapala 7 and 8 same line out will get the 9 down to 25 to 27 ft.

[howards cowards]

Thanks feathers for the info. Have you ever used clip on weights. This way you dont have to put out so much line. Did it when I was younger with a buddy. He had a chart for weight versus line and speed. Thanx again.

[Feathers and Fins]

Yes I have but not any more, I am normally ticking the bottom and want to see every tick on the tod tip. That much line out isnt a big deal, if i need something diffrent i use leadcore to keep the direct ticking. The other thing I hate about them is I have lost fish that decide to jump and the weight helps them have the leverage to do it.

[howards cowards]

I will be trolling for walleye in a couple of weeks from Houseman to Big M. What lures and colors do you recomend. Thanks for the advice.