Doesnt he just make it look SOOO easy?

[airborne_angler]

Deep cranking,I gave it a try yesterday and after a short amount of time I was done. I was using a 5:1 ratio reel 10# test and a MH 6'6" rod. It was just alot of work. I tried slowing my retieve down and it was still a difficult task. Im just not used to it.

How does this guy make it look so effortless? Wonder what ratio his reel is and what rod he is using.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCmiinlVIlc

[brushhoggin]

it looks effortless cause he's fishing his lake.

[Raul]

My first love have always been crankbaits and it 's easy and effortlessly once you get used to it. What reel and rod BD is using, I have no idea, but this is what I use:

GLoomis CR722GL2 paired to a Curado 200B38 when I 'm on a Shimano outing or a Diawa Alphas Type F ( you can use a Daiwa Sol or a Crazy Cranker ) when I 'm on a Daiwa outing. Big game 10 lbs, add lake and fish and I 'm in for some crankin '.

[airborne_angler]

it looks effortless cause he's fishing his lake.

Im not talking about his ability to catch fish,im talking about just how effortless his retrieve is on a deep crank.

[mk49]

It also depends on the crankbaits.  Some are easier than the others. 

[Gatorbassman]

It looks like he's using at least a 7' 6" Medium Cranking rod. It might even be a glass rod. Look at how much it bends. That's what you want in a cranking rod. I use an 8 foot Dobyns Glass Rod for all my deep cranking. It's paired with a Revo SC that I've changed the gears out to make it a 5.3.1. But for the 20+ cranksbaits I change the reel out to a Lews crankin reel 4.2.1.

[Carrington]

once you get used to it your fine.  for deep cranking i use a curado 200e7 and a 7' mh shimano compre rod.  i never get tired with that setup.

[Big Bass Chaser]

I am still waiting for a good reason to fish cranks on a slower than 7 to 1 reel.  I can reel slow just as effortlessly.  I fish a Curado 200E7 on a 7' Lamiglas cranking rod. When the fish runs at me I'm picking up line a whole lot faster than a 4.2 to 1 reel.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Half of it is the gear you're using.  The other half is building up the proper muscles and stamina to do it easily.

[Team9nine]

How does this guy make it look so effortless? Wonder what ratio his reel is and what rod he is using.

Quantum EX300P - 4.4:1 gear ratio (discontinued)

-T9

[skey44]

I started paying very close attention to how they hold their rods, the direction they point the tip of the rod, and the pace at which they retrieve. That along with lots of cranking has helped me become a more efficient crank bait fisherman.

[Raul]

Half of it is the gear you're using. The other half is building up the proper muscles and stamina to do it easily.

True, my only problem is that the shoulder ain 't what it used to be, the elbow is afu, the left hand wrist is fubar .... man I 'm gettin ' old !

Twenty years ago I could chunk and wind all day long, now I 'm becoming a soft plastics man and not preciselly because I like them, can 't do much with the machinery I 've got. There should be something like the blue pill for them arms.

[flippin and pitchin]

It's the make up and the ambient lighting.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Half of it is the gear you're using. The other half is building up the proper muscles and stamina to do it easily.

True, my only problem is that the shoulder ain 't what it used to be, the elbow is afu, the left hand wrist is fubar .... man I 'm gettin ' old !

Twenty years ago I could chunk and wind all day long, now I 'm becoming a soft plastics man and not preciselly because I like them, can 't do much with the machinery I 've got. There should be something like the blue pill for them arms.

HGH or Roids is about it.  Not sure I wan't to deal with the side effects to be able to deep crank.  Come to think of it, I wonder when thats going to make it's way into professional fishing if it already hasn't....

[urp]

Cranking? You can cover sooo much water.

[gotarheelz14]

Besides the lower gears to make it easier on your cranking arm, I think another really important thing is the length of the handle. This way, you can bury it in between your armpit and arm or your body and arm. I know a guy who teaches how to crank while holding the rod as still as possible, held tightly between your arm and body. This makes a whole lot easier than having to hold it with your hand where all the pressure goes to your fingers, wrists and forearms.

Get a rod that has a longer handle. This might also help a lot.

[bigbill]

I tried the 6.3:1 reel on my spinnerbaits and by the end of the trip i was really tired.  I went back to the 3:1 reels.  I only use lures and i'll bet i'm between 600 to 1,000 casts per outing. I'm thinking this is were the pro's really make / earn there money.

I fish so much i can't afford to use livebait.

[NorCalFishinguru]

Randy McAbee hucks Norman dd22s and the like as far as he can with an 8 foot rod and cranks as fast as he can with a 7:1 ratio reel

[NorcalBassin]

I am still waiting for a good reason to fish cranks on a slower than 7 to 1 reel. I can reel slow just as effortlessly. I fish a Curado 200E7 on a 7' Lamiglas cranking rod. When the fish runs at me I'm picking up line a whole lot faster than a 4.2 to 1 reel.

Makes sense to me... I love crankin with my Citica. My 2 cents would be that the rod makes the difference, not the reel.