Casting light cranks

[Mal Vis]

Hi Guys, I am new at sealine and I absolutely suck with computers. In fact i dont even know if i'm doing this right. Anyway, here goes. I am having some difficulty casting the small crankbait type lures on my normal baitcasting outfits. I then tried open face spinning gear with a thin diameter line. Now i get smashed up often.. not nice! Can anyone maybe advice how to get more distance as well as stopping power?

 

[MB]

If you want to buy something that is great for casting light lures I would recommend the Quantum Tour Edition Baitcaster with a Daiwa Light and Tough rod. I use it with 12 pound line and get very good distance.

 

[Bigmouth]

Light cranks = Light spinning tackle

 

[Mal Vis]

Hi Bigmouth, I am currently using a shimano slade spooled with 8 pound double x, with a medium light rod. I do get the lures out to about 20-25 meters but the bigger fish seem to make quick work of the 8 pound line, if I ease up on the drag I loose a lot of fish. If I go to 12 pounds I don't even get to 20 meters! Lures I'm referring to are the little 2cm hornets. Hell of a lure, hell to cast!

 

[cranky]

get yourself a shimano calcutta dc with a 7.6 gloomis cbr 903 cranking stick...you can cast the smallest cranks no problem...i use 10 lb berkley big game on this rig.

i managed to land this fish using this setup...i am sure this should be enough stopping power

 

 

[cranky]

or this fish ripping a small crank thru the weed at craigieburne using the same rig mentioned above

 

[cranky]

and this one 3.250kg

 

[cranky]

and unforunately you catch little ones when you use a small crank

 

[Mal Vis]

Thanks for the advice and photos cranky, those are some really inspirational fish. Will go and check out the rig.

 

[Katrol]

Hi Cranky,

How much did you pay for that setup? Must have been close to R8k?

Pretty steep, but I suppose you get what you pay for.

I wouldnt mind one or two of those cacutta dc's!

 

[Katrol]

Hi Cranky,

How much did you pay for that setup? Must have been close to R8k?

Pretty steep, but I suppose you get what you pay for.

I wouldnt mind one or two of those cacutta dc's!

 

[cranky]

i paid R4000 for the callcuta dc and R1400 for the gloomiscranking stick ...note i purchased the setup a while back i think it was in 2005...if you shop around you can find the callcutta dc for around R4500  saw one and nearly bought it just because they had one in stock in PMB

i have a couple of callcuta and calais dc reels and i must say for cranking and i talk from experience...thousands and thousands of cast cranking...you cannot compare a callcutta dc reel to any other reel...they are the only reels i have never serviced and trust me they get put thru hell...i have used and abused and other reels like the curados but they dont last the bearing pack up after many hours of cranking dd 22s...

but for casting in any condition the calais dc still comes out on top.

 

[Mal Vis]

Hi Katrol, I have to agree with you. Magnificent piece of equipment, unfortunately also a bit steep for me at this stage. Something interesting, spoke to guy, not exactly a purist, yesterday who fishes tiny cranks for yellows. After searching the market for the ideal light cranking setup he eventually modified a broken 7-8 weight scott flyrod. He extended the butt section, corked it and replaced the top eye on the now shorter and firmer top section. He uses this "thing" with a small high spec Abu coffee grinder with 15 pound braid. According to him it casts small cranks a mile! I guess adapt, improvise, fish and survive.