I'm just now getting into fishing offshore and going to devote most of my fishing time learning how to fish offshore.(hope its not time wasted)  I'm in the market of buying 2 deep cranking combos.  The reels I was thinking about ordering were 2 Lews BB1 pro's in 5.1/1 gear ratio and also 2 Falcon lowrider's in the xd cranker model.  Also what line do yall use throwing a 6xd compared to a 10xd?

I like 12lb fluoro for deep cranking. I don't have any experience with the 10xd but I don't think I would throw it on a regular deep crankbait rod.

The time you spend learning to identify and fish off shore structure will def. not be wasted.  Like others I use 12lb FC, Tatsu to be exact for fishing deeper crankbaits.  Most company's produce a good deep crankbait reel in a lower IPT to help with the drag these baits create.  A longer rod with a  Moderate or Moderate Fast Action will be well suited to this type of fishing.

I have not used a 10xd either, but the thing weighs 1-1/4 oz so that is a whole half ounce above the lure rating on the falcon low rider cranking model.  I use 12 fluoro on 6xd's as well. I have heard that most people are throwing the 10xd on a little bit stronger line..

The cranking model I was talking about is the XD cranker its rated for 3/4-2oz.  However they do have one called "big cranker" and its rated for 1/4oz-3/4.